On (22/07/05 12:11), Alex Malinovich wrote: > On Thu, 2005-07-21 at 12:59 -0700, ke6isf wrote: > > I just realized that every time I do an apt-get update - and I mean EVERY > > time - the repository over on purdue.edu always gets the Packages and > > Release data files. Most recent test was today, and I did two updates in > > less than five minutes. (I had added contrib and non-free to a handful of > > mirrors in the file.) > > > > Is this a bug, or a feature? > > Not sure exactly what you mean here. If you mean that every time you do > an apt-get update it contacts purdue.edu to check for the Packages and > Release files, then this is correct (assuming that purdue.edu is the > mirror you have set up in /etc/apt/sources.list). > > If you mean something else then I'm not sure what you mean. If that is > the case post the output you're getting and then point out what part > you're asking about. > My understanding is that if the OP runs apt-get update several times in succession, it downloads them afresh every time.
Can you post the output? After the second apt-get update, you should get something like: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo aptitude update Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Get:1 http://ftp.nl.debian.org sid Release.gpg [189B] Hit http://ftp.nl.debian.org sid Release Get:2 http://ftp.de.debian.org sid Release.gpg [189B] Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org sid Release Hit http://ftp.nl.debian.org sid/main Packages Hit http://ftp.nl.debian.org sid/contrib Packages Hit http://ftp.nl.debian.org sid/non-free Packages Hit http://ftp.nl.debian.org sid/main Sources Hit http://ftp.nl.debian.org sid/contrib Sources Hit http://ftp.nl.debian.org sid/non-free Sources Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org sid/main Packages Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org sid/contrib Packages Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org sid/non-free Packages Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org sid/main Sources Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org sid/contrib Sources Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org sid/non-free Sources Fetched 2B in 0s (3B/s) Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Note: Fetched 2B in 0s (3B/s) Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
