RE: "apt-get dist-upgrade" Question:

From: jano kupec (janik_at_host.sk)
Date: 10/08/04

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    To: <ejdickner@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 18:30:52 +0200

    > Will I, or some kind of disconnnect at the ISP, ruin
    > the whole thing? Can I then issue the command again
    > and will it recognize the packcages it already got?

    apt keeps downloaded packages (usually) in /var/cache/apt/archives,
    untill you decide to remove them with apt-get clean, so the are not
    downloaded more than once.

    > Will it check these downloads for errors with an md5
    > or something?

    i don't know about this

    > Is this just a bad idea to try over a modem
    > connection?

    i've done this once through 56kb/s modem, and everything went OK.

    jano 

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