Using apt-get

[Andrew]

On Sat, 4 Jan 2003 23:35:30 +0000
"Karsten M. Self" <kmself at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> on Sat, Jan 04, 2003 at 03:06:01PM -0800, Lincoln Peters
> (lincoln_peters at hotmail.com) wrote:> >From: E Frank Ball
> <frankb at efball.com>> >Reply-To: <talk at nblug.org>
> > >To: talk at nblug.org
> > >Subject: Re: Using apt-get
> > >Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 13:51:47 -0800
> > >
> > >On Sat, Jan 04, 2003 at 01:26:31PM -0800, Lincoln Peters
> > >wrote:} The package set I need adds up to about 144MB.  I
> > >could probably handle that
> > >} on a 56k modem.
> > >
> > >If it is just one bad package:
> > >
> > >Comment out the cdrom in /etc/apt/sources.list,
> > >do an apt-get update,
> > >do a "apt-get install packagename" to get just that package
> > >off the network,
> > >uncomment the cdrom in /etc/apt/sources.list,
> > >do an apt-get update.
> > 
> > Unfortunately, I don't know which packages are good and which
> > are bad.
> 
> Once you update package lists, it doesn't matter.  You've got
> good package lists from the good CDs, and good package lists
> from the FTP/HTTP archives.  dpkg will find 'em.
> 
> Peace.

Actually, I think it does matter. If the version number for
package xyz is the same on the Net as it is on the CD, APT will
want to get the package from the CD, even if that file is
corrupt. But if the version on the Net is newer, then you've got
no problems. APT will always go for the newest.

A.