Richard Owlett wrote: > This actually two 'related' questions. > > 1. If /var/cache/apt/archives/ has the same or later version version of > a package, will Synaptic and apt-get automatically use contents of > /var/cache/apt/archives/ in preference to downloading whatever is at > location specified by sources.list?
That's the idea, yes. > > 2. If there is no internet connection at the moment, will Synaptic and > apt-get use the latest version in /var/cache/apt/archives/ ? > [I have a specific use for this *NON_STANDARD* behavior.] IIRC, apt requires the ability to check that the cached version is as new as the one in the repos. However, one can always just use dpkg in that instance. -- |_|O|_| Registered Linux user #585947 |_|_|O| Github: https://github.com/dpurgert |O|O|O| PGP: 05CA 9A50 3F2E 1335 4DC5 4AEE 8E11 DDF3 1279 A281
