I noticed that while the size of Contents-amd64.gz is around 20 MB, the size of Packages.gz -- which I had assumed was the file apt-file wanted to access -- is only about 300 KB. Thus the current issue is not a bug.
I would be good, though, if the man page has a line or two about this issue. In the `update' section, something like: Note that the optical media may not contain this file. Thanks. ~Vaibhav. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org