On 20 Jan 1999, Adam Di Carlo wrote: > * I need need *need* documentation for what acquisition methods are > better for what media (cdrom, local filesystem, ftp, ftp with proxy > requiring auth, etc, etc, etc). Could someone please even just send > me an ascii file documenting the acquisition methods? > > I think this is the current list: > cdrom Install from a CD-ROM. > nfs Install from an NFS server (not yet mounted). > harddisk Install from a hard disk partition (not yet mounted). > mounted Install from a filesystem which is already mounted. > ftp Install using ftp. > http Install using http:, ftp:, and file: URLs.
Last I heard these ones where really quite bad and had problems with pre-depends and others. Other than the 'not yet mounted' stuff apt largely replaces all of them -- there are some features a very small number of people need that only those methods provide but that is fairly rare. > multi_cd Install from a CD-ROM set. > multi_nfs Install from an NFS server (using the CD-ROM set) (not yet > mounted). > multi_mount Install from a mounted partition with changing contents. > mountable Install from a partition named in fstab > floppy Install from a pile of floppy disks. > apt APT Acquisition [file,http,ftp] It would be nice to roll the multi-* packages into one somehow to reduce confusion.. The multi-* mehods are needed because apt does not support cd swaps in 0.1, mountable could be removed even though it is a good method and floppy is unique as well :> Jason -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
