To reproduce do: $ mkdir pool; cd pool $ apt-get download 2vcard $ for i in $(seq 1200); do cp 2vcard*.deb homer_clone_$i.deb; done $ apt-ftparchive packages . > /dev/null
E: Failed to create pipes - pipe (24: Too many open files)
To reproduce do:
$ mkdir pool; cd pool
$ apt-get download 2vcard
$ for i in $(seq 1200); do cp 2vcard*.deb homer_clone_$i.deb; done
$ apt-ftparchive packages . > /dev/null
E: Failed to create pipes - pipe (24: Too many open files)