On Fri, 21 Jan 2000 07:34:18 PST, "Eric G . Miller" writes: >On Fri, Jan 21, 2000 at 02:37:45PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >m wrote: >> On Fri, 21 Jan 2000, Wouter Hanegraaff wrote: >> >> > Why isn't there an option for apt to let it >> > download the deb for a package only just before installing it? >> > That way, upgrading small systems would be a lot easier. > >$ apt-get -d upgrade > >Only downloads the debs.! No wishlist bug report required.
I think Wouter meant to download one package at a time, then install it, then go fetch the next and so on. This way you could do with _a lot_ less free space for keeping the debs before installing them... &rw -- -- +++ EUnet/[EMAIL PROTECTED], 15.-17.2.'2k, Ebene02/Stand08 +++ ----- ___ - Robert Waldner EUnet/AT tech staff ---- / / / ___ ____ _/_ -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> RW960-RIPE --- /--- / / / / /___/ / --- ---EUnet EDV-DienstleistungsgesmbH--- -- /___ /___/ / / /___ /_ ---- Diefenbachgasse 35 A-1150 Wien - ----- Tel: +43 1 89933 Fax: +43 1 89933 533
