On Feb 22, 2001, Heather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I thought apt-cache was for keeping a batch of debs so a bunch of machines > can share them? Anyways I just did an apt-get update and I don't even see > apt-cache in there.
I think apt-cache (included in the 'apt' package) is more low level -- just a friendly wrapper around the /var/cache/apt/ directory, I'm guessing. You're probably thinking of the apt-move package, which is useful for creating package mirrors from existing systems. John -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.gnome.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.worldforge.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://openbooks.sourceforge.net http://advogato.org/person/jsheets Writing GNOME Applications http://www.aw.com/cseng/titles/0-201-65791-0/
