[Bug 581014] Re: /var/cache/apt/archives contents gets deleted even when Synaptic is told not to do so

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** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  /var/cache/apt/archives contents gets deleted even when Synaptic is
  told not to do so

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: synaptic

  I can confirm this on both my laptop and my desktop, also on versions
  9.04 and 9.10. Now I upgraded to 10.04, and the issue is still here.

  After a while my /var/cache/apt/archives directory is almost-empty.
  For instance, I have upgraded to 10.04 - downloaded almost 3 GB of
  packages. In my /var/cache/apt/archives directory there is only
  400-500 MB with around 300 deb files.

  I will reinstall 10.04 on my desktop (I have serious issues with gnome
  - indicator-applet and so on, which I believe are result of upgrade
  process) so I'll keep track on my /var/cache/apt/archives directory.

  But, I have noted this behavior also on earlier versions (9.04/9.10).

  Synaptic is set-up so that it 'keeps downloaded packages'.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: synaptic 0.63.1ubuntu7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat May 15 18:10:52 2010
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: synaptic

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