see below. On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 07:26, Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
> On Fri 09 Mar 2012 at 07:09:07 -0600, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: > > > This is debian testing, with recent updates. > > > > When starting synaptic, it explodes, with the following message: > > > > "E: Unable to increase the size of the MMap as the limit of 8388608 bytes > > is already reached. > > E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room. Please increase the size of > > APT::Cache-Limit. Current value: 25165824. (man 5 apt.conf) > > E: Error occurred while processing python-event-dbg (NewFileDesc1) > > E: Problem with MergeList > > > /var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.cl.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_i18n_Translation-en > > E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. > > E: _cache->open() failed, please report. > > The first few links seaching with 'Unable to increase the size of the > MMap as the limit' look useful. I wonder if 'apt-get autoclean' or > 'apt-get clean' might restore normality. > > Thanks! I rebooted the compuetr, and as the first thing to do when up did as you proposed. Here is the result: kjetil@kjetil:~$ apt-get clean E: Could not open lock file /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to lock the download directory kjetil@kjetil:~$ apt-get autoclean E: Could not open lock file /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to lock the download directory kjetil@kjetil:~$ and something strange: apt-get did _not_ ask for my password! ¿Why? Kjetil > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120309132611.GM4889@desktop > > -- "If you want a picture of the future - imagine a boot stamping on the human face - forever." George Orwell (1984)
