--- Eric Dickner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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?
If apt-get is interrupted, it'll continue from where it left off. Note that you might find: "apt-get -d <foo>", a more useful command if you're on dialup. > Will it check these downloads for errors with an md5 > or something? Not by default. > Is this just a bad idea to try over a modem > connection? Perfectly doable, if you're patient. I actually use the following to do it: http://edulinux.homeunix.org/~n6tadam/apt-fetch ===== "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net "<shrug> We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and punish you for all of them at once when you get better. The experience will probably kill you. :)" -- Benjamin A. Okopnik (Linux Gazette Technical Editor) ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
