The problem is that when you do need to install big deb files, there is not any viable alternative. I need to install a 600Mb debs in machines with only 512MB memory available.
+1 to apply the patches for Lucid too. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/851723 Title: dpkg aborted with "malloc failed (-1541383818 bytes): Cannot allocate memory" message To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/851723/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs