On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 09:34:43AM +1000, [email protected] wrote:
> Further to my previous post,
>
> As far as I can find out dselect and dpkg use /var/lib/dpkg/available
> for there package list but apt uses the various files in.........
>
> /var/lib/apt/lists
wrong.
that directory is only where apt downloads the raw lists to.
during an upgrade, it processess them and updates the actual lists in
/var/lib/dpkg/{available,status}
> Why anyone in debian though it was a great idea to have two separate
> non-synced package lists is beyond "this little black duck".
they didn't. you misunderstand how it works.
craig
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