On Mon, 18 Dec 2000 00:47:44 +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > hello all > I have been using apt-get to install packages from the Internet. I prepared > to install some packages from the non-free section off the debian site and > the info told me that I was in the process of downloading 35mb. Since i am > using a 56k > dial up access this was going to take a considerable period. I cancelled the > operation using C-c. I want to know how to cancel this in totality so that > when i am installing packages in the future apt-get does not tory to install > these other packages. > Thanks for your time
Have you tried writing a script that will only update the packages you regularly want updated? That way, you don't have to enter the same command (apt-get install thispackage thatpackage thatotherpackage) with possibly many packages in the list. -- Andrew
