On 2008-07-02 08:59 +0200, CaT wrote: > On Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 08:22:59AM +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: >> Still there should be an option to turn this behavior off, since it is >> very annoying for people with low bandwith and frequent network >> problems. In apt-get you can set APT::Get::List-Cleanup=false to avoid >> erasing the list files if the update failed, but aptitude does not have >> such an option, AFAIK. > > I don't think this really applies here. Least not to apt from my reading > of this: > > --list-cleanup > This option defaults to on, use --no-list-cleanup to turn it > off. When on apt-get will automatically manage the contents of > /var/lib/apt/lists to ensure that obsolete files are erased. The only > reason to turn it off is if you frequently change your source list. > Configuration Item: APT::Get::List-Cleanup.
Thanks for correcting me, I was fooled by http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=358320#10. In fact, `apt-get update' failures did _not_ delete the list file regardless of this option when I tried it, so this is only a problem in aptitude. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
