On Thu, 15 Oct 1998, Jens B. Jorgensen wrote:
> kopf# apt-get dist-upgrade > Updating package status cache...E: Can't open > /var/cache/apt/srcpkgcache.bin - open (2 No such file or directory) > E: The previous errors apply to a Package Cache File > /var/cache/apt/srcpkgcache.bin > E: You should probably re-run apt-get update > > It seems to me when the package is installed it should create this file > if it doesn't exist rather than telling you to run apt-get update. If it was possible to create it then it would. Only apt-get update can create this file (and the other files that will be missing) which is why you are told to run it. This is not a bug. Jason

