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Encountering the "cache has broken packages, exiting" error while using apt or
apt-get in Ubuntu or Debian can be frustrating, but it's often fixable. This
error occurs when the package manager finds inconsistencies in its internal
cache, preventing it from functioning properly.
This guide will delve into various methods to …
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I've been getting the following error from cron.daily in my inbox lately:
/etc/cron.daily/apt:
Cache has broken packages, exiting
That's an annoying email to get everyday. I decided I would apt-get clean and
that would probably fix the problem:
$ sudo apt-get clean
$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
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Posted on in System Administration
In the past, I've written about the usefulness of
using iptables to limit incoming SSH connections.
Although it isn't a replacement for a good password policy, it at least limits
the ability of outsiders to perform a brute-force password attack on your system.
Now that I've started using Ubuntu more …
Posted on in System Administration
Although this process is well documented on the Ubuntu community site, I decided to take notes of the exact steps that I took so that I wouldn't have to fumble through that long document next time. I'm installing the tools in a clean install of Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS …
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