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RE: apt (was: Re: [Plug] redhat 6.1 insllation)
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a typical apt-get update is about 800k with potato. Slink is significantly
smaller, since there aren't nearly as many packages in that, the current
stable version.
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[mailto:plug-admin@lists.nothinbut.net]On Behalf Of Michael W. Ryan
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 5:27 PM
To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
Subject: Re: apt (was: Re: [Plug] redhat 6.1 insllation)
On Mon, 3 Jan 2000, Michael C. Toren wrote:
> 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?
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