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Re: apt (was: Re: [Plug] redhat 6.1 insllation)
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> > Because the cache of available packages also includes version numbers,
> > it's possible for apt-get to build a list of packages available with newer
> > versions than you currently have installed. "apt-get update" generates
> > such a list, and fetches the newer versions.
>
> Yes, and how much of the file does it need to download in order to get the
> information?
It only needs the control file from each package. I doubt that any of the
control files are larger than 1k; here's an example:
Package: 3dchess
Version: 0.8.1-4
Priority: optional
Section: games
Maintainer: Robert S. Edmonds <stu@novare.net>
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1), xaw3dg, xlib6g (>= 3.3.2.3a-2), xpm4g (>= 3.4j-0)
Architecture: i386
Filename: dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/games/3dchess_0.8.1-4.deb
Size: 31186
MD5sum: f7fab902577365dc0a8217967e5a41c1
Description: 3D chess for X11
3 dimensional Chess for X11R6. Three boards, 96 pieces and 26
directions.
installed-size: 80
-mct
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