D> All that is necessary is to run the same command(s) omitting the -d option.
D> -d is not an action; it just modifies the normal install or upgrade process
D> to stop after downloading the packages. If you let it continue, the
D> packages will actually be installed.
therefore please modify the man page's
--download-only
Download only; package files are only retrieved, not unpacked
or installed.
Configuration Item: APT::Get::Download-Only.
by adding
To then install them, all that is necessary is to run the same
command(s) omitting the -d option.
otherwise one wonders if
--no-download
Disables downloading of packages. This is best used with
--ignore-missing to
force APT to use only the .debs it has already downloaded.
Configuration
Item: APT::Get::Download.
must be used.
D> Stop filing bug reports against apt in order to get technical support. This
D> is not the first time I have asked you to stop.
I feel my above documentation improvement is constructive.
