Re: /var/lib/dpkg/available a day behind apt

From: Colin Watson (cjwatson_at_debian.org)
Date: 08/18/03

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    On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 09:48:54AM +0800, Dan Jacobson wrote:
    > Gentlemen, my /var/lib/dpkg/available file always seems a day behind
    > apt:

    Sounds like you're using 'apt-get update' instead of 'dselect update'.
    Don't.

    > P.S. Is it normal to have a /var/lib/dpkg/lock always present 24 hours
    > a day?

    Yes. 

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Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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