On Thu, 11 Oct 2001, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > Isn't that something the tasksel was written for? I don't think it is > useful to reimplement solutions that have already been solved.
The last I picked up was that it was not fully functional yet. Anyway apt has to be working properly. I had intended to implement tasksel, but it is on the back-burner for the moment. > > *** Checking out department. > > The 1 gig partition limit still applies? > > There are still no partitioning tools? > > ppp still not functional? > > apt not fixed? > > Yesyesyesyes. GNU parted will be available as soon as the Debian package > will be updated to the current unstable or stable version. > > > Deleting "/var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin srcpkgcache.bin" and running > > "apt-get update" before running "apt-get install foo" works well for > > people with the hardware problem with apt. > > No progress in getting more info about it? > The only other info I have is that running apt-get update without removing /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin srcpkgcache.bin does not work, the system locks. Phil. - Philip Charles; 39a Paterson St., Dunedin, New Zealand; +64 3 4882818 Mobile 025 267 9420. I sell GNU/Linux CDs. See http://www.copyleft.co.nz [EMAIL PROTECTED] - preferred. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
