On 10/17/05, Marty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > golfer wrote: > > > The only way I seem to be able to get packages installed is to go back > > on line and do the 'apt-get dist-upgrade'. For one or two packages, > > this may be ok, but it's not something I want to waste time doing > > routinely. > > The dist-upgrade option is not intended for routine use. Unless you are > mistaking it for the "upgrade" option, it may be a bug or a deprecated > feature. An off-line dist-upgrade seems like a problematic feature to > support.
I think I figured out that the deleted files in /var/lib/apt/lists were because apt-0.6 now defaults to deleting these files to prevent accumulation of older versions. However, it's a problem for me because my dial up is off line, so new versions aren't downloaded. I was able to change this by adding 'APT::Get::List-Cleanup "false";' to my /etc/apt/apt.conf. regards,
