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List:       debian-user
Subject:    Re: apt-get GDM
From:       Amir Tal <tal () whatsup ! org ! il>
Date:       2004-08-21 20:40:57
Message-ID: 4127B359.1000201 () whatsup ! org ! il
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-d  Download only - do NOT install or unpack archives

besides, even if it dies half way, apt will know how to continue from 
where is stopped
according to the files in /var/cache/apt/archives.

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Craig Dunn wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'v recently installed Debian on my system.  The current version of 
> GDM that I have is 2.2 and I would like to upgrade it to 2.4.  I 
> understand that I can use apt-get to do this.  The trouble is I only 
> have a dialup Internet connection, which gets cut off after 2 hours.  
> And I'm guessing that downloading all of the necessary GDM files will 
> take more than 2 hours.  So, if I start the download process using 
> apt-get and it gets cut-off halfway through, will I be able to 
> continue the installation process once I reconnect to the Internet?  
> I'm worried that if the installation process stops halfway, my Linux 
> system will be messed up.
>
> Is it possible to tell apt-get to download all of the necessary deb 
> files first and then perform the installation only when it has what it 
> needs?
>
> Thanks for any advice,
>
> Craig
>
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