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Title: "apt-get download" fails if /var/cache/apt/archives/partial is not accessible Status in APT: Fix Released Status in apt package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed Bug description: I'm using Ubuntu 15.04 dev with apt 1.0.9.3ubuntu1 and if /var/cache/apt/archives/partial is not accessible "apt-get download" doesn't download the requested package. Here are 2 examples (missing directory and insufficient permissions because the user permissions (which are restrictive in this case) got inherited with sudo): sworddragon@ubuntu:~$ sudo rm -fr /var/cache/apt sworddragon@ubuntu:~$ apt-get download nvidia-settings E: Archives directory /var/cache/apt/archives/partial is missing. - Acquire (2: No such file or directory) sworddragon@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get download nvidia-settings Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/main nvidia-settings amd64 346.35-0ubuntu1 [936 kB] Fetched 936 kB in 2s (392 kB/s) sworddragon@ubuntu:~$ apt-get download nvidia-settings E: Archives directory /var/cache/apt/archives/partial is missing. - Acquire (13: Permission denied) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/apt/+bug/1425662/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
