> Andy Hawkins wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Recently, I've been getting regular instances of the bin files in >> /var/cache/apt getting corrupted (any apt related command seg-faults >> unless >> I delete these files and do another 'update). > > It happened to me a couple of weeks ago, when I erroneously ran two > instances of aptitude on two ttys. I don't know how I interleaved the > various commands I gave on both instances, but the result was exactly > this, the .bin files corrupted and the consequent segfaults.
That is interesting. Aptitude always complains that it cannot get a lock and opens read-only when I try that. I wonder why it didn't for you. -- richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
