Quoting David Baron (d_ba...@012.net.il): Pascal, I believe, said: > > You can bind|link|whatever /var/cache/apt/archive to a filesystem with > > enough free space. > > Running it this way right now, seems OK. Question: Is this directory needed > at > boot, i.e., before home is mounted (why I did not try this first off)?? > > If it does, can put it back when done. If OK, leave it this way.
>From man apt-cache: -p, --pkg-cache Select the file to store the package cache. The package cache is the primary cache used by all operations. Configuration Item: Dir::Cache::pkgcache. This appears to be the Right Way™. Cheers, David.