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  1. Bug #1050779
  2. Activity log

Activity log for bug #1050779

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2012-09-14 07:34:01 Michael Vogt bug added bug
2012-09-14 07:34:11 Michael Vogt nominated for series Ubuntu Precise
2012-09-14 07:34:11 Michael Vogt bug task added apt (Ubuntu Precise)
2012-09-14 07:34:39 Michael Vogt bug watch added http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=650513
2012-09-14 07:34:39 Michael Vogt bug task added apt (Debian)
2012-09-14 07:34:52 Michael Vogt apt (Ubuntu): status New Fix Released
2012-09-14 07:37:40 Michael Vogt description Apt can leave backup pkgcache.bin files around: $ ls -l /var/cache/apt drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 139264 Nov 29 16:54 archives -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17660650 Nov 29 16:56 pkgcache.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25165824 Jun 13 20:08 pkgcache.bin.G247fS -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25165824 Aug 22 19:55 pkgcache.bin.RUYLRh -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25165824 Sep 4 21:40 pkgcache.bin.ZT8WEb -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25165824 Sep 18 2010 pkgcache.bin.i7y21z -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17639099 Nov 29 16:42 srcpkgcache.bin TEST CASE: 1. sudo rm /var/apt/cache/*.bin 2. "sudo apt-cache gencaches" 3. ctrl-c in the middle of it 4. sudo apt-get update 5. verify with ls -l /var/cache/apt/ that there is a leftover file 6. install the update 7. repeat 1-4 8 verify with ls -l /var/cache/apt that no files are leftover Apt can leave backup pkgcache.bin files around: $ ls -l /var/cache/apt drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 139264 Nov 29 16:54 archives -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17660650 Nov 29 16:56 pkgcache.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25165824 Jun 13 20:08 pkgcache.bin.G247fS -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25165824 Aug 22 19:55 pkgcache.bin.RUYLRh -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25165824 Sep 4 21:40 pkgcache.bin.ZT8WEb -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25165824 Sep 18 2010 pkgcache.bin.i7y21z -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17639099 Nov 29 16:42 srcpkgcache.bin
2012-09-14 07:44:40 Michael Vogt apt (Ubuntu Precise): status New In Progress
2012-09-14 07:44:42 Michael Vogt apt (Ubuntu Precise): importance Undecided Medium
2012-09-14 07:44:48 Michael Vogt bug added subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team
2012-09-14 13:09:02 Bug Watch Updater apt (Debian): status Unknown Fix Released
2012-10-11 19:48:18 Brian Murray apt (Ubuntu Precise): status In Progress Fix Committed
2012-10-11 19:48:21 Brian Murray bug added subscriber SRU Verification
2012-10-11 19:48:23 Brian Murray tags verification-needed
2012-10-11 20:15:26 Launchpad Janitor branch linked lp:ubuntu/precise-proposed/apt
2012-10-15 04:39:42 Colin Watson description TEST CASE: 1. sudo rm /var/apt/cache/*.bin 2. "sudo apt-cache gencaches" 3. ctrl-c in the middle of it 4. sudo apt-get update 5. verify with ls -l /var/cache/apt/ that there is a leftover file 6. install the update 7. repeat 1-4 8 verify with ls -l /var/cache/apt that no files are leftover Apt can leave backup pkgcache.bin files around: $ ls -l /var/cache/apt drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 139264 Nov 29 16:54 archives -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17660650 Nov 29 16:56 pkgcache.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25165824 Jun 13 20:08 pkgcache.bin.G247fS -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25165824 Aug 22 19:55 pkgcache.bin.RUYLRh -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25165824 Sep 4 21:40 pkgcache.bin.ZT8WEb -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25165824 Sep 18 2010 pkgcache.bin.i7y21z -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17639099 Nov 29 16:42 srcpkgcache.bin TEST CASE: 1. sudo rm /var/cache/apt/*.bin 2. "sudo apt-cache gencaches" 3. ctrl-c in the middle of it 4. sudo apt-get update 5. verify with ls -l /var/cache/apt/ that there is a leftover file 6. install the update 7. repeat 1-4 8 verify with ls -l /var/cache/apt that no files are leftover Apt can leave backup pkgcache.bin files around: $ ls -l /var/cache/apt drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 139264 Nov 29 16:54 archives -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17660650 Nov 29 16:56 pkgcache.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25165824 Jun 13 20:08 pkgcache.bin.G247fS -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25165824 Aug 22 19:55 pkgcache.bin.RUYLRh -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25165824 Sep 4 21:40 pkgcache.bin.ZT8WEb -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25165824 Sep 18 2010 pkgcache.bin.i7y21z -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17639099 Nov 29 16:42 srcpkgcache.bin
2012-10-15 04:49:29 Colin Watson tags verification-needed verification-done
2012-10-15 09:53:35 Adam Conrad tags verification-done
2012-10-15 09:53:36 Adam Conrad tags verification-needed
2012-10-17 19:41:19 Brian Murray tags verification-needed verification-done
2012-10-24 16:29:34 Adam Conrad removed subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team
2012-10-24 16:30:16 Launchpad Janitor apt (Ubuntu Precise): status Fix Committed Fix Released