Re: apt-get update: nothing downloaded from a mirror

2011-05-18 Thread Brian
On Tue 17 May 2011 at 14:28:07 +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: AFAIK apt calls dpkg to do the actual package installation, but other then that they are quite disconnected. I see no reason for apt to touch /var/lib/dpkg/available or /var/lib/dpkg/updates. It indeed has no reason but dpkg does.

apt-get update: nothing downloaded from a mirror

2011-05-17 Thread Vincent Lefevre
I had to clear the /var/lib/dpkg/available file (it is now empty). I've done: $ sudo apt-get update Ign file: ./ InRelease Ign file: ./ Release.gpg Ign file: ./ Release Ign file: ./

Re: apt-get update: nothing downloaded from a mirror

2011-05-17 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Ma, 17 mai 11, 11:34:05, Vincent Lefevre wrote: I had to clear the /var/lib/dpkg/available file (it is now empty). I've done: $ sudo apt-get update [...] So, nothing has been downloaded and the /var/lib/dpkg/available file is still empty. Nothing in the /var/lib/dpkg/updates directory

Re: apt-get update: nothing downloaded from a mirror

2011-05-17 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On 2011-05-17 14:28:07 +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: AFAIK apt calls dpkg to do the actual package installation, but other then that they are quite disconnected. I see no reason for apt to touch /var/lib/dpkg/available or /var/lib/dpkg/updates. OK. What exactly are you trying to achieve?

Re: apt-get update: nothing downloaded from a mirror

2011-05-17 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Ma, 17 mai 11, 18:41:01, Vincent Lefevre wrote: On 2011-05-17 14:28:07 +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: AFAIK apt calls dpkg to do the actual package installation, but other then that they are quite disconnected. I see no reason for apt to touch /var/lib/dpkg/available or