Re: dselect tutorial

2000-02-10 Thread Adam C Powell IV
Michel Dänzer wrote: > Sven LUTHER wrote: > > > > apt-get autoclean > > > > > > removes all but the two latest versions of every package from the cache. > > > > Nice to know, ... > > > > but still you need at least a place equivalent to all packages you install > > the first time. This is not so c

Re: dselect tutorial

2000-02-10 Thread Sven LUTHER
On Thu, Feb 10, 2000 at 02:05:10PM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote: > Sven LUTHER wrote: > > > > apt-get autoclean > > > > > > removes all but the two latest versions of every package from the cache. > > > > Nice to know, ... > > > > but still you need at least a place equivalent to all packages you

Re: dselect tutorial

2000-02-10 Thread Michel Dänzer
Sven LUTHER wrote: > > apt-get autoclean > > > > removes all but the two latest versions of every package from the cache. > > Nice to know, ... > > but still you need at least a place equivalent to all packages you install > the first time. This is not so compatible i think with making small roo

Re: dselect tutorial

2000-02-10 Thread Sven LUTHER
On Thu, Feb 10, 2000 at 09:11:27AM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote: > Sven LUTHER wrote: > > > 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.

Re: dselect tutorial

2000-02-10 Thread Michel Dänzer
Sven LUTHER wrote: > 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. > > It will copy all stuff in /var/cache/apt/archive though, so you will h

Re: dselect tutorial

2000-02-09 Thread Logan Hall
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 >

Re: dselect tutorial

2000-02-09 Thread Sven LUTHER
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 nigh

dselect tutorial

2000-02-09 Thread Logan Hall
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