On Sun Apr 21, 2002 at 02:26:20AM -0700, ben wrote: > On Sunday 21 April 2002 02:18 am, Satelle, StevenX wrote: > > Does anyone know how to clear the cache for apt. I dont mean /var/cache/apt > > I mean when I start to install some packages using dselect after making a > > mistake in the sources.list, it reads it into the cache but cant install. > > I've manualy gone in and unselected the packages put if I say install after > > that this what i'm returned: > > Reading Package Lists... > > Building Dependency Tree... > > 59 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > > Need to get 0B/24.7MB of archives. After unpacking 73.4MB will be used. > > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] > > Err file - a rake of package names it cant install despite saying it has > > nothing to install > > > > I cant clear this cache, I dont even know where it is getting it from. I've > > even tried a REBOOT! any help appreciated > > post the error messages. everything you've posted here doesn't indicate what > you're problem is about, and really doesn't give anyone a clue as to what the > actual problem is. > > apart from that, are you really at intel? is intel encouraging its employees > to run debian? alright!
Maybe try dpkg --clear-avail apt-get update ?? -CraigW -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
