On 11/30/23, David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote: > On Thu 30 Nov 2023 at 21:05:38 (+0000), Albretch Mueller wrote: >> I also notice repeated copies of {src-, pkgcache}.bin files for each >> downloaded package even though I am downloading them to specific >> subdirectories in order to then install them using dpkg. >> Do you really need those binaries and cache instructions if you are >> just downloading the installation dependencies? How do you remove, >> disregard those kinds of caching strategies in a graceful way? > > Perhaps you could elaborate on the commands you're running.
I am using apt-rdepends --follow=Depends <deb package> to download all dependencies into a subdirectory for each package then I notice the same files: srcpkgcache.bin et pkgcache.bin in every subdirectory. > BTW could you not write part of your post in the Subject line I understand, It won't happen again lbrtchx