Re: Problem with /var/cache/apt/archives/

2023-12-17 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Sun, Dec 17, 2023 at 09:42:19PM -0500, Cindy Sue Causey wrote: > dpkg-deb: error: failed to read archive > '/var/cache/apt/archives/dpkg_1.22.1_amd64.deb': Too many levels of > symbolic links > dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 2 package 'dpkg': > 'Version' field value

Re: Problem with /var/cache/apt/archives/

2023-12-17 Thread Cindy Sue Causey
On 12/16/23, Pocket wrote: > > On 12/16/23 08:45, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: >> I am running Bookworm on my Debian computer. When I installed the OS I >> selected the option for separate /var etc, and selected the default >> sizes of the partitions. >> >> When I ran sudo apt update this morning I

Re: Problem with /var/cache/apt/archives/

2023-12-17 Thread Curt
On 2023-12-17, Max Nikulin wrote: > On 16/12/2023 22:46, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: >> >> I'll add 'sudo apt-get autoclean to' my update bat file. > > I have > > APT::Keep-Downloaded-Packages "false"; I thought that was the default now for apt. But then he said "sudo apt" in the OP and

Re: Problem with /var/cache/apt/archives/

2023-12-16 Thread Max Nikulin
On 16/12/2023 22:46, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: I'll add 'sudo apt-get autoclean to' my update bat file. I have APT::Keep-Downloaded-Packages "false"; in a file inside "/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/". However I use apt-cacher-ng. In you case this settings may be excessively aggressive.

Re: Problem with /var/cache/apt/archives/

2023-12-16 Thread Joe Pfeiffer
Charles Curley writes: > Does anybody read signatures any more? I certainly don't.

Re: Problem with /var/cache/apt/archives/

2023-12-16 Thread Charles Curley
On Sat, 16 Dec 2023 20:30:27 +0100 wrote: > > I'll add 'sudo apt-get autoclean to' my update bat file. > > Bat? 驪 Yeah, bat file. That's what one uses to smooth the body putty on one's custom batmobile. -- Does anybody read signatures any more? https://charlescurley.com

Re: Problem with /var/cache/apt/archives/

2023-12-16 Thread tomas
On Sat, Dec 16, 2023 at 10:46:27AM -0500, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: > Many thanks for the replies. > > I'll add 'sudo apt-get autoclean to' my update bat file. Bat? 驪 Cheers -- t signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: Problem with /var/cache/apt/archives/

2023-12-16 Thread Charles Curley
On Sat, 16 Dec 2023 10:46:27 -0500 "Stephen P. Molnar" wrote: > I'll add 'sudo apt-get autoclean to' my update bat file. Or add it to your crontab. root@tsalmoth:~# grep clean /etc/cron.d/curley 0 4 18 * * root apt-get -y autoclean root@tsalmoth:~# --

Re: Problem with /var/cache/apt/archives/

2023-12-16 Thread Pocket
On 12/16/23 08:45, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: I am running Bookworm on my Debian computer. When I installed the OS I selected the option for separate /var etc, and selected the default sizes of the partitions. When I ran sudo apt update this morning I received the error message: E: You don't

Re: Problem with /var/cache/apt/archives/

2023-12-16 Thread Stephen P. Molnar
Many thanks for the replies. I'll add 'sudo apt-get autoclean to' my update bat file. On 12/16/2023 09:55 AM, Joe Pfeiffer wrote: "Stephen P. Molnar" writes: I am running Bookworm on my Debian computer. When I installed the OS I selected the option for separate /var etc, and selected the

Re: Problem with /var/cache/apt/archives/

2023-12-16 Thread Andy Smith
Hello, On Sat, Dec 16, 2023 at 03:03:38PM +0100, john doe wrote: > On 12/16/23 14:45, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: > > When I installed the OS I selected the option for separate /var > > etc, and selected the default sizes of the partitions. […] > > Can I increase the size of the /var partition on

Re: Problem with /var/cache/apt/archives/

2023-12-16 Thread Felix Miata
Stephen P. Molnar composed on 2023-12-16 08:45 (UTC-0500): > I am running Bookworm on my Debian computer. When I installed the OS I > selected the option for separate /var etc, and selected the default > sizes of the partitions. Separate filesystem for /var/ is a pointless complication for

Re: Problem with /var/cache/apt/archives/

2023-12-16 Thread Joe Pfeiffer
"Stephen P. Molnar" writes: > I am running Bookworm on my Debian computer. When I installed the OS I > selected the option for separate /var etc, and selected the default > sizes of the partitions. > > When I ran sudo apt update this morning I received the error message: > > E: You don't have

Re: Problem with /var/cache/apt/archives/

2023-12-16 Thread john doe
On 12/16/23 14:45, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: I am running Bookworm on my Debian computer. When I installed the OS I selected the option for separate /var etc, and selected the default sizes of the partitions. When I ran sudo apt update this morning I received the error message: E: You don't

Re: Problem with /var/cache/apt/archives/

2023-12-16 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Sat, Dec 16, 2023 at 08:45:41AM -0500, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: > I am running Bookworm on my Debian computer. When I installed the OS I > selected the option for separate /var etc, and selected the default sizes of > the partitions. How many disks are there? *How* did you partition them?