On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, Sven LUTHER wrote: > On Wed, Feb 09, 2000 at 10:00:44AM -0700, Logan Hall wrote: > > Has dselect changed much? or am i safe getting the slink dselect tutorial? > > Also can any body tell me how dselect goes about installing the packages > > from > > the ftp site over ppp? Because i would like to let it run over night while > > i > > am sleeping (so i can get up for class tomarrow), but the tutorial mentions > > something about answering config questions. Thanks for your help so far > > Heu, ... > > I guess that the apt-get method will use apt-get to retrieve packages. > > apt-get will first download all needed stuff, and once that is done will > install and setup it, eventually asking questions.
cool.. so it will download everything and ask questions later? that works for me. that way i can download it all over the night and then answer the questions and stuff in the morning, or later after i am done with class. > > It will copy all stuff in /var/cache/apt/archive though, so you will have to > provide enough space fior it. I have about 3 gig open so i hope that will be enough. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# du -sk /var/cache/apt/archives/ > 232538 /var/cache/apt/archives > > > Friendly, > > Sven LUTHER > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ---- Logan "O God of Earth and Altar, Bow down and hear our cry, Our earthly rulers falter, Our people drift and die, The walls of gold entomb us, The swords of scorn divide, Take not thy thunder from us, But take away our pride." -G.K.Chesterton: English Hymnal
