On Sat 25 Mar 2017 at 10:50:50 (+0000), Curt wrote: > Actually, srcpkgcache.bin includes the information contained in the files > in /var/lib/apt/lists; that is, all the info you obtain from the internet > via your deb and deb-src lines -- this information changes only on > apt-get update. > > pkgcache.bin caches the information in srcpkgcache.bin + the information > extracted from the apt and dpkg status files. This info changes on every > install/remove done by apt or directly by dpkg. > > The above scandalously pilfered from David Kalnischkies here: > > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=566275
Thanks for the useful reference. Whether it ties in to what apt-cdrom does, I don't know and have no way of testing. > You can run 'strings' on pkgcache.bin BTW. > > curty@einstein:/var/cache/apt$ strings pkgcache.bin | less > > Standard .deb > amd64 > /var/lib/apt/lists/httpredir.debian.org_debian_dists_wheezy_main_binary-amd64_Packages > httpredir.debian.org > Debian Package Index > 0~r11863-2 > games > 0ad-data > 0~r11863 > 0~r11863-2 > gamin > libboost-signals1.49.0 > 1.49.0-1 > libc6 > 2.11 > libcurl3-gnutls > <etc> > > It doesn't appear that tricky. What doesn't? Getting a ¼million-line output file is straightforward, but have you tried to interpret it? What do you think it shows? Cheers, David.
