* Andrew M. Bishop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [16.11.04 08:19]: > Felix Karpfen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I note that (as a Debian Newbie) my ventures into downloading packages > > from a Debian mirror with "apt-get install" also result in some unneeded > > entries in the WWWOFFLE cache. I believe that this can be avoided if I > > disable my $HTTP_PROXY prior to invoking "apt-get". > > > > Any undesirable side effects if I go down that path? > > You won't have a cached version of the file in case you need it again? > > If you really don't want to have the file cached for some reason then > unsetting the http_proxy environment variable before running apt-get > will work and the file will not be cached.
Maybe, I chose my example badly. Having a copy of a package downloaded with "apt-get install" in the WWWOFFLE cache may be a bonus. Swelling the cache with all the packages that "apt-get dist-upgrade" would fetch (if I were ever to attempt such an action) is another story. However, given the follow-up posting, it looks as though my initial query has opened new worlds for at least one WWWOFFLE user. Thank you for the advice. Felix Karpfen -- Felix Karpfen Public Key 72FDF9DF (DH/DSA)
