[No need to cc me; I read the list.] On Mon, Jun 24, 2002 at 08:43:38PM -0400, Ian D. Stewart wrote: > After further inventigation, it looks like apt-get -d can be used to download > necessary packages without installing them. > > Colin, > > If a .deb for a given package exists in /var/cache/apt/archives, will apt-get > -d still download it, or will it use the local package?
I believe it'll use the local package, assuming that it has the expected size and md5sum. I don't often use -d, mind you. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
