Package: apt Version: 0.5.4 Severity: normal I'm trying to make apt to store its files in a certain directory. the problem seem to be that either apt-get does not pass options to dpkg correctly or dpkg must be run as root. the command I'm using (as user) is:
apt-get -o DPkg::Options::=--root=./dpkg -o Dir::Cache=./apt -o Dir::State=./apt update the dirs apt/lists/partial, apt/archives/partial and dpkg exist under the current directory (created them with mkdir -p). apt runs fine, but dpkg fails saying: E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13 Permission denied) E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root? I also tried to pass other command options to dpkg, like --help, but no answer. I also know that this has been reported earlier, but I guess he was running it as root, not as user. I tried to get help on #debian channel, but noone seem to know a thing about it. this is my last resort. -- System Information Debian Release: 3.0 Kernel Version: Linux tempest.styx.org.ar 2.4.18 #2 mié jun 19 17:36:14 ART 2002 i686 unknown Versions of the packages apt depends on: +++-==============-==============-============================================ ii libc6 2.2.5-7 GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone ii libstdc++2.10- 2.95.4-9 The GNU stdc++ library -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
