[xubuntu-users] Re : Re: Synaptic problems?

Sat Nov 5 21:05:35 UTC 2016

On Sat, 05 Nov 2016 16:27:22 -0400, Gérald Jean wrote:
>But the Ubuntu Logitec installer created the directory no problems and
>it now exists although it is empty?

Sure, usually the directory partial/ is empty. Another word for
"partial" is "incomplete".

"/var/cache/apt/archives/partial/
           Storage area for package files in transit."
- http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/xenial/man8/apt-get.8.html