On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:43:45 -0700, Tyler MacDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Steinar H. Gunderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I usually notice the difference -- the other way. "aptitude update" on a >> machine that hasn't been updated in a while suddenly takes minutes instead of >> seconds... > > Yes, this is what I'm getting at. :-) Should this be considered a >bug in apt-get (file:// urls should never use diffs)?
file:// URLs are not the only issue here - aptitude update is also much slower than before on a hosted box which has 100 Mbit/s connectivity and could load the Packages.gz in, like, two seconds. Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | http://www.zugschlus.de/ Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 621 72739834
