I am trying to update and upgrade the installation I made from my
Knoppix 4.0 cd. When I try to use Kpackage or apt-get update I get the
following error.

E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room
E: Error occured while processing kchart (NewVersion1)
E: Problem with MergeList
/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_binar y-i386_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
RESULT=100

What is wrong? I tried google but have found no referance to this error.

pcfrank

Peter C. Frank <pcfrank@rcn.com> wrote:
> I am trying to update and upgrade the installation I made from my
> Knoppix 4.0 cd. When I try to use Kpackage or apt-get update I get the
> following error.
>
> E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room

It's a memory-mapping error (shortage). Add this line to /etc/apt/apt.conf :

APT::Cache-Limit "10000000";

> What is wrong?

Knoppix wasn't ever really intended to be installed, basically.

On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:10:50 -0500, Peter C. Frank
<pcfrank@rcn.com> wrote:
> I am trying to update and upgrade the installation I made from my
> Knoppix 4.0 cd. When I try to use Kpackage or apt-get update I get the
> following error.
>
> E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room
> E: Error occured while processing kchart (NewVersion1)
> E: Problem with MergeList
> /var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_binar y-i386_Packages
> E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
> RESULT=100
>
> What is wrong? I tried google but have found no referance to this error.
>
> pcfrank

I'm surprised that bug is still around. In the file /etc/apt/apt.conf
(create it if it doesn't exist), add the line
APT::Cache-Limit 1000000000;


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Rick Moen wrote:
> Peter C. Frank <pcfrank@rcn.com> wrote:
>
>>I am trying to update and upgrade the installation I made from my
>>Knoppix 4.0 cd. When I try to use Kpackage or apt-get update I get the
>>following error.
>>
>>E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room
>
>
> It's a memory-mapping error (shortage). Add this line to /etc/apt/apt.conf :
>
> APT::Cache-Limit "10000000";
>
>
>>What is wrong?
>
>
> Knoppix wasn't ever really intended to be installed, basically.
>
Thanks for the help it worked perfectly just as you said.

Peter

Bill Marcum wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:10:50 -0500, Peter C. Frank
> <pcfrank@rcn.com> wrote:
>
>>I am trying to update and upgrade the installation I made from my
>>Knoppix 4.0 cd. When I try to use Kpackage or apt-get update I get the
>>following error.
>>
>>E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room
>>E: Error occured while processing kchart (NewVersion1)
>>E: Problem with MergeList
>>/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_binar y-i386_Packages
>>E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
>>RESULT=100
>>
>>What is wrong? I tried google but have found no referance to this error.
>>
>>pcfrank
>
>
> I'm surprised that bug is still around. In the file /etc/apt/apt.conf
> (create it if it doesn't exist), add the line
> APT::Cache-Limit 1000000000;
>
>
Thanks for the help, it worked just as you said.

Peter

Peter C. Frank wrote:
> Rick Moen wrote:
> >
> > It's a memory-mapping error (shortage). Add this line to /etc/apt/apt.conf :
> >
> > APT::Cache-Limit "10000000";
> >


> Bill Marcum wrote:
> >
> > I'm surprised that bug is still around. In the file /etc/apt/apt.conf
> > (create it if it doesn't exist), add the line
> > APT::Cache-Limit 1000000000;
> >
> >
> Thanks for the help, it worked just as you said.
>
> Peter

Ok....question 10MB -or- 1GB ?
which is better ? (i.e., is it solely based upon installed amount of
RAM ?) or will it utilize the SWAP file as well, should RAM be a
minimal amount.

> > >Peter C. Frank wrote:
> > >What is wrong?
> >
> >
> > Knoppix wasn't ever really intended to be installed, basically.

Peter, Rick is correct - Knoppix isn't meant as a HDD install, but with
some information and knowledge, it can be usable. See this about
updating an installed Knoppix;
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22537

iforone wrote:
> Peter C. Frank wrote:
>
>>Rick Moen wrote:
>>
>>>It's a memory-mapping error (shortage). Add this line to /etc/apt/apt.conf :
>>>
>>>APT::Cache-Limit "10000000";
>>>
>
>
>
>>Bill Marcum wrote:
>>
>>>I'm surprised that bug is still around. In the file /etc/apt/apt.conf
>>>(create it if it doesn't exist), add the line
>>>APT::Cache-Limit 1000000000;
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Thanks for the help, it worked just as you said.
>>
>>Peter
>
>
> Ok....question 10MB -or- 1GB ?
> which is better ? (i.e., is it solely based upon installed amount of
> RAM ?) or will it utilize the SWAP file as well, should RAM be a
> minimal amount.
>
I used 1GB as the file already had 10MB in it.
>
>>>>Peter C. Frank wrote:
>>>>What is wrong?
>>>
>>>
>>>Knoppix wasn't ever really intended to be installed, basically.
>
>
> Peter, Rick is correct - Knoppix isn't meant as a HDD install, but with
> some information and knowledge, it can be usable. See this about
> updating an installed Knoppix;
> http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22537
>
Thanks for the tip. I will read up on it.

Peter