What exactly do you mean with by-hash files, perhaps the dep11_by-hash files
in /var/cache/apt-cacher/package (I had them before, see above output of
-v)? Why do you have files which I don't have? Do I have to configure
something special in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/x for that? The only option I can
imagine is that I have disabled caching of packages in
/var/cache/apt/archives, as the packages are cached centrally by apt-cacher
anyway. However, I do not think this is related.
$ cat /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01keep-deps
# After successfull install by 'apt' the .deb package will be removed from the
# cache directory /var/cache/apt/archives by default. This can be changed by
# the following configuration option.
#Binary::apt::APT::Keep-Downloaded-Packages "true";
# By this the behavior of 'apt-get' is unchanged. The downloaded .deb package
# will be kept in the cache directory after it is installed with 'apt-get
# install'. To enable the removing behavior for other tools than 'apt' set the
# following option.
APT::Keep-Downloaded-Packages "false";
$ ls -la /var/cache/apt-cacher/packages
drwxr-xr-x 2 www-data www-data 4096 Okt 10 19:31 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 www-data www-data 4096 Okt 10 19:31 ..
$ apt-get update
$ ls -la /var/cache/apt-cacher/packages
drwxr-xr-x 2 www-data www-data 4096 Okt 14 23:16 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 www-data www-data 4096 Okt 10 19:31 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 135616 Okt 14 23:16
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_InRelease
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 25494 Okt 14 23:16
security.debian.org_dists_testing_updates_InRelease
The following was necessary, as otherwise only the two above files were
downloaded.
$ rm -rf /var/cache/apt/*cache.bin
$ apt-get update
$ ls -la /var/cache/apt-cacher/packages
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 8284 Okt 14 23:29
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_contrib_dep11_by-hash_SHA256_c4493c9bbb6da0658a815314ed6776192241a4529be750edea7269d4b3b3104e
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 102860 Okt 14 23:29
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_contrib_dep11_by-hash_SHA256_e26817d903756084ac7d5215205afecac91d9f40c9df0da0663f64a7b6f7096d
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 135616 Okt 14 23:29
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_InRelease
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 878 Okt 14 23:29
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-amd64_Packages.diff_2017-10-14-2021.08.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 27910 Okt 14 23:29
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-amd64_Packages.diff_by-hash_SHA256_7caccf05e56ae4d753c02810d9f3ddff2e4b043e29dd6dae3f899e15ec66414d
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 875 Okt 14 23:29
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-i386_Packages.diff_2017-10-14-2021.08.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 27910 Okt 14 23:29
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-i386_Packages.diff_by-hash_SHA256_5b692219d1090892f18a0b1d84e5504b72574b94c3167c2bb3625fdb8330b22f
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 6818124 Okt 14 23:29
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_dep11_by-hash_SHA256_6b7c99b0e8f8b08b2b3e156d0c3b4053b2d7f5af5bfab03bfee492248fe35b19
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 658 Okt 14 23:29
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_i18n_Translation-en.diff_2017-10-14-2021.08.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 27910 Okt 14 23:29
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_i18n_Translation-en.diff_by-hash_SHA256_210c49af092a400efe747dc414330297cd49304ce121a29fda35640d40fc4bab
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 743 Okt 14 23:29
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_source_Sources.diff_2017-10-14-2021.08.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 27910 Okt 14 23:29
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_source_Sources.diff_by-hash_SHA256_6bfd9b104752d28149c67e633ca654b7de9d6fd567ac025425d996b7b4ad66c4
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 25494 Okt 14 23:16
security.debian.org_dists_testing_updates_InRelease
So is it wise/reliable to depend on files which may be not always present or
not up to date because of caching mechanisms of apt-get update? Or is this
only a minor initial phenomenon when staring with an emtpy
/var/cache/apt-cacher directory? Without the step of removing the *cache.bin
files and a following execution of apt-get update, again all packages would
be removed by apt-cacher-cleanup-double-patched.pl (I verfied that).
Today, as I already have installed all upgrades in the morning, I perform an
install of an arbitrary package and not a dist-uprade here. However, this
should make no difference.
$ apt-get install aria2
$ ls -la /var/cache/apt-cacher/packages
drwxr-xr-x 3 www-data www-data 4096 Okt 14 23:34 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 www-data www-data 4096 Okt 10 19:31 ..
drwxr-xr-x 2 www-data www-data 4096 Okt 14 23:34 ftp.de.debian.org_debian
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 8284 Okt 14 23:29
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_contrib_dep11_by-hash_SHA256_c4493c9bbb6da0658a815314ed6776192241a4529be750edea7269d4b3b3104e
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 102860 Okt 14 23:29
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_contrib_dep11_by-hash_SHA256_e26817d903756084ac7d5215205afecac91d9f40c9df0da0663f64a7b6f7096d
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 135616 Okt 14 23:29
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_InRelease
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 878 Okt 14 23:29
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-amd64_Packages.diff_2017-10-14-2021.08.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 27910 Okt 14 23:29
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-amd64_Packages.diff_by-hash_SHA256_7caccf05e56ae4d753c02810d9f3ddff2e4b043e29dd6dae3f899e15ec66414d
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 875 Okt 14 23:29
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-i386_Packages.diff_2017-10-14-2021.08.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 27910 Okt 14 23:29
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-i386_Packages.diff_by-hash_SHA256_5b692219d1090892f18a0b1d84e5504b72574b94c3167c2bb3625fdb8330b22f
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 6818124 Okt 14 23:29
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_dep11_by-hash_SHA256_6b7c99b0e8f8b08b2b3e156d0c3b4053b2d7f5af5bfab03bfee492248fe35b19
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 658 Okt 14 23:29
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_i18n_Translation-en.diff_2017-10-14-2021.08.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 27910 Okt 14 23:29
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_i18n_Translation-en.diff_by-hash_SHA256_210c49af092a400efe747dc414330297cd49304ce121a29fda35640d40fc4bab
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 743 Okt 14 23:29
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_source_Sources.diff_2017-10-14-2021.08.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 27910 Okt 14 23:29
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_source_Sources.diff_by-hash_SHA256_6bfd9b104752d28149c67e633ca654b7de9d6fd567ac025425d996b7b4ad66c4
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 25494 Okt 14 23:16
security.debian.org_dists_testing_updates_InRelease
$ ls -la /var/cache/apt-cacher/packages/ftp.de.debian.org_debian
drwxr-xr-x 2 www-data www-data 4096 Okt 14 23:34 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 www-data www-data 4096 Okt 14 23:34 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 1210410 Okt 14 23:34 aria2_1.32.0-1_amd64.deb
$ /tmp/apt-cacher-cleanup-double-patched.pl -v
Invoked as root, changing to www-data:www-data and re-execing.
Checking for
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-amd64_Packages{,.gz,.xz,.bz2}
for
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-amd64_Packages.diff_by-hash_SHA256_7caccf05e56ae4d753c02810d9f3ddff2e4b043e29dd6dae3f899e15ec66414d
Checking for
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-i386_Packages{,.gz,.xz,.bz2}
for
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-i386_Packages.diff_by-hash_SHA256_5b692219d1090892f18a0b1d84e5504b72574b94c3167c2bb3625fdb8330b22f
Checking for
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_i18n_Translation-en{,.gz,.xz,.bz2}
for
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_i18n_Translation-en.diff_by-hash_SHA256_210c49af092a400efe747dc414330297cd49304ce121a29fda35640d40fc4bab
Checking for
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_source_Sources{,.gz,.xz,.bz2} for
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_source_Sources.diff_by-hash_SHA256_6bfd9b104752d28149c67e633ca654b7de9d6fd567ac025425d996b7b4ad66c4
Get /ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/i18n/Translation-en.xz
Get /ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/i18n/Translation-en.gz
Get /ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/i18n/Translation-en.bz2
Get /ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/source/Sources.xz
Get /ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Get /ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/binary-i386/Packages.xz
Get /ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/InRelease
Cached file
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_contrib_dep11_by-hash_SHA256_e26817d903756084ac7d5215205afecac91d9f40c9df0da0663f64a7b6f7096d
is current by-hash file referenced in
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_InRelease. Adding to list for parsing
Cached file
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-i386_Packages.diff_by-hash_SHA256_5b692219d1090892f18a0b1d84e5504b72574b94c3167c2bb3625fdb8330b22f
is current by-hash file referenced in
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_InRelease. Adding to list for parsing
Cached file
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-amd64_Packages.diff_by-hash_SHA256_7caccf05e56ae4d753c02810d9f3ddff2e4b043e29dd6dae3f899e15ec66414d
is current by-hash file referenced in
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_InRelease. Adding to list for parsing
Cached file
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_contrib_dep11_by-hash_SHA256_c4493c9bbb6da0658a815314ed6776192241a4529be750edea7269d4b3b3104e
is current by-hash file referenced in
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_InRelease. Adding to list for parsing
Cached file
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_i18n_Translation-en.diff_by-hash_SHA256_210c49af092a400efe747dc414330297cd49304ce121a29fda35640d40fc4bab
is current by-hash file referenced in
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_InRelease. Adding to list for parsing
Cached file
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_source_Sources.diff_by-hash_SHA256_6bfd9b104752d28149c67e633ca654b7de9d6fd567ac025425d996b7b4ad66c4
is current by-hash file referenced in
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_InRelease. Adding to list for parsing
Cached file
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_dep11_by-hash_SHA256_6b7c99b0e8f8b08b2b3e156d0c3b4053b2d7f5af5bfab03bfee492248fe35b19
is current by-hash file referenced in
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_InRelease. Adding to list for parsing
Get /ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Get /ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/binary-i386/Packages.xz
Get /ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/source/Sources.xz
Get /security.debian.org/dists/testing/updates/InRelease
Reading: ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_InRelease
Reading:
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_contrib_dep11_by-hash_SHA256_c4493c9bbb6da0658a815314ed6776192241a4529be750edea7269d4b3b3104e
Reading:
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_contrib_dep11_by-hash_SHA256_e26817d903756084ac7d5215205afecac91d9f40c9df0da0663f64a7b6f7096d
Reading:
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-amd64_Packages.diff_by-hash_SHA256_7caccf05e56ae4d753c02810d9f3ddff2e4b043e29dd6dae3f899e15ec66414d
Reading: ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-amd64_Packages.xz
Reading:
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-i386_Packages.diff_by-hash_SHA256_5b692219d1090892f18a0b1d84e5504b72574b94c3167c2bb3625fdb8330b22f
Reading: ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-i386_Packages.xz
Reading:
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_dep11_by-hash_SHA256_6b7c99b0e8f8b08b2b3e156d0c3b4053b2d7f5af5bfab03bfee492248fe35b19
Reading:
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_i18n_Translation-en.diff_by-hash_SHA256_210c49af092a400efe747dc414330297cd49304ce121a29fda35640d40fc4bab
Reading:
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_source_Sources.diff_by-hash_SHA256_6bfd9b104752d28149c67e633ca654b7de9d6fd567ac025425d996b7b4ad66c4
Reading: ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_source_Sources.xz
Reading: security.debian.org_dists_testing_updates_InRelease
Found 158132 valid file entries
Building source package file/version table
Validating
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_contrib_dep11_by-hash_SHA256_c4493c9bbb6da0658a815314ed6776192241a4529be750edea7269d4b3b3104e
Get
http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/contrib/dep11/by-hash/SHA256/c4493c9bbb6da0658a815314ed6776192241a4529be750edea7269d4b3b3104e
Validating
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_contrib_dep11_by-hash_SHA256_e26817d903756084ac7d5215205afecac91d9f40c9df0da0663f64a7b6f7096d
Get
http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/contrib/dep11/by-hash/SHA256/e26817d903756084ac7d5215205afecac91d9f40c9df0da0663f64a7b6f7096d
Removing file:
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-amd64_Packages.diff_2017-10-14-2021.08.gz
and company...
Validating
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-amd64_Packages.diff_by-hash_SHA256_7caccf05e56ae4d753c02810d9f3ddff2e4b043e29dd6dae3f899e15ec66414d
Get
http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/binary-amd64/Packages.diff/by-hash/SHA256/7caccf05e56ae4d753c02810d9f3ddff2e4b043e29dd6dae3f899e15ec66414d
Removing file:
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-i386_Packages.diff_2017-10-14-2021.08.gz
and company...
Validating
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-i386_Packages.diff_by-hash_SHA256_5b692219d1090892f18a0b1d84e5504b72574b94c3167c2bb3625fdb8330b22f
Get
http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/binary-i386/Packages.diff/by-hash/SHA256/5b692219d1090892f18a0b1d84e5504b72574b94c3167c2bb3625fdb8330b22f
Validating
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_dep11_by-hash_SHA256_6b7c99b0e8f8b08b2b3e156d0c3b4053b2d7f5af5bfab03bfee492248fe35b19
Get
http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/dep11/by-hash/SHA256/6b7c99b0e8f8b08b2b3e156d0c3b4053b2d7f5af5bfab03bfee492248fe35b19
Removing file:
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_i18n_Translation-en.diff_2017-10-14-2021.08.gz
and company...
Validating
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_i18n_Translation-en.diff_by-hash_SHA256_210c49af092a400efe747dc414330297cd49304ce121a29fda35640d40fc4bab
Get
http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/i18n/Translation-en.diff/by-hash/SHA256/210c49af092a400efe747dc414330297cd49304ce121a29fda35640d40fc4bab
Removing file:
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_source_Sources.diff_2017-10-14-2021.08.gz
and company...
Validating
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_source_Sources.diff_by-hash_SHA256_6bfd9b104752d28149c67e633ca654b7de9d6fd567ac025425d996b7b4ad66c4
Get
http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/source/Sources.diff/by-hash/SHA256/6bfd9b104752d28149c67e633ca654b7de9d6fd567ac025425d996b7b4ad66c4
$ ls -la /var/cache/apt-cacher/packages/ftp.de.debian.org_debian
drwxr-xr-x 2 www-data www-data 4096 Okt 14 23:34 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 www-data www-data 4096 Okt 14 23:39 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 1210410 Okt 14 23:34 aria2_1.32.0-1_amd64.deb
Wow, seams that first cleaning the apt *cache.bin files to collect all need
index/hash files from the repo anew, so that apt-cacher could cache it, and
your patches did the job!
What/why did the behavior change that makes your patches necessary, although
some
time ago all was working well? Questions over questions.
Now I tried it directly with the original version, just for the fun of it:
$ /usr/share/apt-cacher/apt-cacher-cleanup.pl -v
Invoked as root, changing to www-data:www-data and re-execing.
checking for ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_{In,}Release for
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-amd64_Packages.xz
Found ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_InRelease
checking for ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_{In,}Release for
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-i386_Packages.xz
Found ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_InRelease
checking for ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_{In,}Release for
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_source_Sources.xz
Found ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_InRelease
Get /ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/InRelease
Get /ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Get /ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/binary-i386/Packages.xz
Get /ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/source/Sources.xz
Get /security.debian.org/dists/testing/updates/InRelease
Reading: ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_InRelease
Reading: ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-amd64_Packages.xz
Reading: ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-i386_Packages.xz
Reading: ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_source_Sources.xz
Reading: security.debian.org_dists_testing_updates_InRelease
Found 158055 valid file entries
Building source package file/version table
Validating
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_contrib_dep11_by-hash_SHA256_c4493c9bbb6da0658a815314ed6776192241a4529be750edea7269d4b3b3104e
Get
http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/contrib/dep11/by-hash/SHA256/c4493c9bbb6da0658a815314ed6776192241a4529be750edea7269d4b3b3104e
Validating
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_contrib_dep11_by-hash_SHA256_e26817d903756084ac7d5215205afecac91d9f40c9df0da0663f64a7b6f7096d
Get
http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/contrib/dep11/by-hash/SHA256/e26817d903756084ac7d5215205afecac91d9f40c9df0da0663f64a7b6f7096d
Validating
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-amd64_Packages.diff_by-hash_SHA256_7caccf05e56ae4d753c02810d9f3ddff2e4b043e29dd6dae3f899e15ec66414d
Get
http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/binary-amd64/Packages.diff/by-hash/SHA256/7caccf05e56ae4d753c02810d9f3ddff2e4b043e29dd6dae3f899e15ec66414d
Validating
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-i386_Packages.diff_by-hash_SHA256_5b692219d1090892f18a0b1d84e5504b72574b94c3167c2bb3625fdb8330b22f
Get
http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/binary-i386/Packages.diff/by-hash/SHA256/5b692219d1090892f18a0b1d84e5504b72574b94c3167c2bb3625fdb8330b22f
Validating
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_dep11_by-hash_SHA256_6b7c99b0e8f8b08b2b3e156d0c3b4053b2d7f5af5bfab03bfee492248fe35b19
Get
http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/dep11/by-hash/SHA256/6b7c99b0e8f8b08b2b3e156d0c3b4053b2d7f5af5bfab03bfee492248fe35b19
Validating
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_i18n_Translation-en.diff_by-hash_SHA256_210c49af092a400efe747dc414330297cd49304ce121a29fda35640d40fc4bab
Get
http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/i18n/Translation-en.diff/by-hash/SHA256/210c49af092a400efe747dc414330297cd49304ce121a29fda35640d40fc4bab
Validating
ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_source_Sources.diff_by-hash_SHA256_6bfd9b104752d28149c67e633ca654b7de9d6fd567ac025425d996b7b4ad66c4
Get
http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/source/Sources.diff/by-hash/SHA256/6bfd9b104752d28149c67e633ca654b7de9d6fd567ac025425d996b7b4ad66c4
$ ls -la /var/cache/apt-cacher/packages/ftp.de.debian.org_debian
drwxr-xr-x 2 www-data www-data 4096 Okt 14 23:34 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 www-data www-data 4096 Okt 14 23:39 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 1210410 Okt 14 23:34 aria2_1.32.0-1_amd64.deb
Now things are getting curious. Why does it now not delete the package
anymore? Maybe somehow I have all/the right index files now. How can I
ensure that in future, e.g., by something like a --force parameter for
apt-get update? Why should I not have had the right index files for weeks
before?
Finally, just some of my thoughts on the game: How gets apt-get clean its
similar job done for the package cache in /var/cache/apt/archives? The
necessity of removing the *cache.bin files before apt-get update stems from
the fact that for the index/hash data there is always a two level caching.
When there is a hit in the inner cache (apt), the outer one is not updated
(apt-cacher).
Chris
