Package: apt Version: 0.5.4 Severity: wishlist Hi,
Currently, if one wants to download the .deb for a package, they would type apt-get -d install package. This is rather obtuse, as you're not installing anything, you're just downloading the file. However, if said package is already installed, and at its newest version, apt will refuse to do anything. In this case one has to run apt-get -d --reinstall install package. This is even less obvious than the previous invocation. It would be much easier, and would make much more sense if there was an apt-get download package instead. This command should download the file into the current directory, so that any user can run it. There could be an extra --nodeps or similar option to avoid downloading other .deb's that the package depends on. Thanks, Norbert -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.0 Architecture: i386 Kernel: Linux pyre.virge.net 2.4.19-pre10 #1 Thu Jun 6 20:57:36 EDT 2002 i686 Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US Versions of packages apt depends on: ii libc6 2.2.5-7 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 1:2.95.4-9 The GNU stdc++ library -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
