Package: apt-file Severity: whishlist Hello Maintainer,
I use for my developmen my own "apt" config in ~/.apt-devel and call
"apt-get" and "apt-cache" with the:
-c, --config-file
Configuration File; Specify a configuration file to use. The
program will read the default configuration file and then this
configuration file. See apt.conf(5) for syntax information.
option, which is in "apt-file" completely different and confusing:
--cache | -c cache-directory
Sets the cache directory to cache-directory instead of its
default value (/var/cache/apt/apt-file) thus you can use apt-
file even if you do not have administrator privileges.
I think, this is something which should be corrected since I can not
setup a "apt-file" cache IF I do not want to put ANY sources in my
/etc/apt/apt.conf (I do not want to mix a bunch of Oldstable and Stable
to Experimental on my system) as root.
The -c option in "apt-get" and "apt-cache" allow me to work as $USER and
does not force me to login several per day as root to update (for the
system itself) unneccesary infos.
You can say, I can setup a cronjob, but this produce very heavy
unneccesary traffic (I am on GSM/GPRS/HSDPA and traffic cost money) and
if I am not connected, cron bombs me each hour with error messages. (And
NO, 2>/dev/null is NO option since I want error messages if they happen)
Please think on adapting "apt-file" to the rest of "apt"
Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening
Michelle Konzack
Systemadministrator
24V Electronic Engineer
Tamay Dogan Network
Debian GNU/Linux Consultant
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