On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 1:01 AM Olaf Meeuwissen <paddy-h...@member.fsf.org> wrote:
> > o1bigtenor writes: > > > On Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 6:47 AM Olaf Meeuwissen via Dng < > dng@lists.dyne.org> > > wrote: > > > >> [... illustrating etckeeper commit messages ...] > > > > Mr Olaf > > (and the rest of devuan land) > > > > I found apt-cacher-ng to be a useful tool in tracking updates and in > > minimizing my bandwidth. > > > > Would apt-cacher-ng work with etckeeper? > > Suggestions please. > > The etckeeper utility hooks into a few select apt-get commands, those > that upgrade, install and remove packages on your system. It has > nothing to do with updating whatever local APT repository caches you > use. > > That is to say, the two are unrelated. > > You can continue using apt-cacher-ng to maintain your local APT > repository caches and keep your individual systems up-to-date with > apt-get (apt, aptitude, synaptic, etc.) as you do now. Adding etckeeper > to the mix would only create a historical record of what packages you > have upgraded, installed and/or removed on your system. > > > Thank you for your information!!!!!!!! Using apt-cacher-ng and etckeeper sounds like something useful for here. Appreciate your sharing!!!!! Regards
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