On 6/14/05, Paul E Condon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 12:13:36PM -0700, Redefined Horizons wrote: > > What does apt-cache do? > It operates as a kind of proxy between your computer and the Debian > repository out on the internet. It keeps copies of all the packages > that you download so that, if you want to download again in order to > install on another computer, you already have a copy of the package > preserved from the first download. It is probably not for you, based > on your following questions. It was my excuse for not knowing how, > exactly, to solve the problem that you asked.
Are you sure you're not confusing this with something else? I've used apt-cache without a network connection. It just stores the descriptions of all available packages, including dependencies. The only thing installation-specific I've seen (other than release-specifics) is in "apt-cache policy". And, of course, "apt-cache search" is the best way to find new packages to install. -- Michael A. Marsh http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/~mmarsh http://mamarsh.blogspot.com
