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diff --git a/apt/cache.py b/apt/cache.py
index a92bd5be..384afe31 100644
--- a/apt/cache.py
+++ b/apt/cache.py
@@ -41,8 +41,11 @@ class Cache(object):
dictionary
"""
- def __init__(self, progress=None, rootdir=None):
+ def __init__(self, progress=None, rootdir=None, memonly=False):
self._callbacks = {}
+ if memonly:
+ # force apt to build its caches in memory
+ apt_pkg.Config.Set("Dir::Cache::pkgcache","")
if rootdir:
apt_pkg.Config.Set("Dir", rootdir)
apt_pkg.Config.Set("Dir::State::status", rootdir + "/var/lib/dpkg/status")