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apt-cacher-ng package

  1. Bug #1279021
  2. Comment #10

Comment 10 for bug 1279021

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Eduard Bloch (edi-gmx) wrote : Re: [Bug 1279021] Re: CacheDir setting ignored

Hallo,
* Allison Ryan Lortie [Thu, Oct 22 2015, 12:09:47PM]:
> Same bug here and, indeed:
>
> zz_debconf.conf:CacheDir: /var/cache/apt-cacher-ng # default or
> overridden since '/var/cache/apt-cacher-ng' directory didn't exist
>
> I spent more time than I care to admit tracking this problem down and
> this situation is pretty frustrating.
>
> I particularly love this part:
>
> # To override this values permanently, put the assignments into a file
> # like /etc/apt-cacher-ng/zzz_override.conf .
>
> Of course.

So, which solution do you prefer that would appease both, the debconf
lovers and the "I want to hack the stuff into the config file I know and
it gotta work or else" party?

Regards,
Eduard.