Package: apt Version: 0.6.44 Severity: important I'm not sure if this is a problem in apt or in aptitude (I'm guessing the former), but as files in /var/lib/apt/lists get updated, their permissions are being set to 600. Since they're owned by root, that means I can't use apt-cache as a normal user. Instead, I get error messages like:
E: Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_contrib_binary-i386_Packages - open (13 Permission denied) E: Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages - open (13 Permission denied) I can easily enough change the permissions of these to 644, but it's a bit of a pain to have to do after every update. -- Package-specific info: -- apt-config dump -- APT ""; APT::Architecture "i386"; APT::Build-Essential ""; APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential"; Dir "/"; Dir::State "var/lib/apt/"; Dir::State::lists "lists/"; Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list"; Dir::State::userstatus "status.user"; Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status"; Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/"; Dir::Cache::archives "archives/"; Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin"; Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin"; Dir::Etc "etc/apt/"; Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list"; Dir::Etc::sourceparts "sources.list.d"; Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list"; Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d"; Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf"; Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d"; Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences"; Dir::Bin ""; Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods"; Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg"; DPkg ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "if dpkg -s apt-listbugs | grep -q '^Status: .* ok installed'; then /usr/sbin/apt-listbugs apt || ( test $? -ne 10 || exit 10; echo 'Warning: apt-listbugs exited abnormally, hit enter key to continue.' 1>&2 ; read a < /dev/tty ); fi"; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true"; -- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) -- -- /etc/apt/sources.list -- #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 3.0r2 Update CD 20031209: i386]/ woody contrib main non-US/contrib non-US/main non-US/non-free non-free #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 r2 _Woody_ - Official i386 Binary-7 (20031201)]/ unstable contrib main non-US/contrib non-US/main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 r2 _Woody_ - Official i386 Binary-6 (20031201)]/ unstable contrib main non-US/contrib non-US/main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 r2 _Woody_ - Official i386 Binary-5 (20031201)]/ unstable contrib main non-US/contrib non-US/main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 r2 _Woody_ - Official i386 Binary-4 (20031201)]/ unstable contrib main non-US/contrib non-US/main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 r2 _Woody_ - Official i386 Binary-3 (20031201)]/ unstable contrib main non-US/contrib non-US/main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 r2 _Woody_ - Official i386 Binary-2 (20031201)]/ unstable contrib main non-US/contrib non-US/main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 r2 _Woody_ - Official i386 Binary-1 (20031201)]/ unstable contrib main non-US/contrib non-US/main #deb http://security.debian.org/ unstable/updates main contrib non-free #deb http://ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu/debian unstable main contrib non-free #deb-src http://ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu/debian unstable main contrib non-free deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free #deb http://204.152.191.7/debian unstable main contrib non-free deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free #deb-src http://204.152.191.7/debian unstable main contrib non-free #deb http://download.videolan.org/ pub/libdvdcss/1.2.8/deb libdvdcss deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat sid main #deb http://snapshot.debian.net/archive pool main/k/kernel-image-2.4.27-i386 #deb-src http://snapshot.debian.net/archive pool main/k/kernel-image-2.4.27-i386 #deb http://snapshot.debian.net/archive/2005/l2/06/debian unstable main contrib non-free #deb http://snapshot.debian.net/archive/2005/12/06/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free #deb-src http://snapshot.debian.net/archive/2005/12/06/debian unstable main contrib non-free #deb-src http://snapshot.debian.net/archive/2005/12/06/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-1-686 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages apt depends on: ii libc6 2.3.6-7 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libgcc1 1:4.1.0-4 GCC support library ii libstdc++6 4.1.0-4 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 Versions of packages apt recommends: ii debian-archive-keyring 2006.01.18 GnuPG archive keys of the Debian a -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
