apt-get errors

[Stephen Ryan]

On Mon, 2003-09-29 at 09:49, Kenneth E. Lussier wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> Has anyone seen this before? I get this error whenever I try to run
> apt-get, no matter which action I give it (install, check, -f missing,
> etc.). 
> 
> brodie2:/home/klussier# apt-get -f install
> Reading Package Lists... Error!
> E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room
> E: Error occured while processing xine-ui (NewVersion1)
> E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status
> E: Unable to write mmap - msync (14 Bad address)
> E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

I think I've seen this before.  It comes up when you have a lot in
sources.list - like, say, when using pinning to have access to stable,
testing and unstable.  Here's the official fix:

$ cat /etc/apt/apt.conf
APT {
  Cache-Limit "16777216";
};
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Stephen Ryan                                        Debian Linux 3.0
Technology Coordinator
Center for Educational Outcomes
at Dartmouth College