thank you!!! that did it. so what exactly was the problem? why/where/how did apt run out of room??
saved my butt, I really appreciate it! m On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 03:17:35PM -0500, Bruno Diniz de Paula wrote: > Hi Matt, > > try adding 'APT::Cache-Limit 25165824;' to your /etc/apt/apt.conf file. > > Cheers, > Bruno. > > On Fri, 2003-01-10 at 15:13, Matt Price wrote: > > hi, > > > > can someone parse this error for me? Got it while trying apt-get update: > > > > > > Reading Package Lists... Error! > > E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room > > E: Error occured while processing kernel-image-2.4.18-hotplugforalsa > > (NewVersion1) > > E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status > > E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. > > > > kernel-image-2.4.18-hotplugforalsa is a kernel I compiled myself > > using the debian method. > > > > Thanks!!! > > matt > -- > Bruno Diniz de Paula <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Rutgers University -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]