On 27/10/05 01:04 +0200, Pascal Bleser wrote: > smart also works with dpkg on Debian distros
I know - my sceptical debian loving colleague nearly choked on his cornflakes when I showed him the comparisons to apt in the README and had to admit that it was promising! ;-) > Hmm... waiting for network reply packets ? > The TCP timeout is configurable: > smart config --set socket-timeout=30 > (in seconds) Entirely possible - since ftp.gwdg.de is under a load at the minute. > Try to add mirror sites: > smart mirror --add http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/apt > ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/apt > smart mirror --add http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/apt > ftp://ftp4.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/apt > smart mirror --add http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/apt \ > http://mirrors.mathematik.uni-bielefeld.de/pub/linux/suse/apt > > > hmmm.. How long does a typical sync take? > > It's not about synching, as ftp.gwdg.de is the master for generating the apt > repository metadata > (actually ftp4.gwdg.de is, but synching from there to ftp.gwdg.de should be > quite in time). This had worked. But why is a request for this file still generating a 404 error but it's clearly available elsewhere > > Finally, I've been following the discussions on smart's performance with > > interest, especially as it is killer slow on my home machine which is a > > cobbled together 800MHz piece of crap from work - in time, I'll try and tune > > How much memory do you have in that box ? About 512MB - not the best but ought to be enough. Does slow to a halt though if it's busy elsewhere. On my work computer with a gig of ram and 1100MHz processor the speed's not too impressive though. Praps I'll try a comparison with apt to give you a better idea of the performance. > > it according to the advice available. The docs are short though! I'd be > > happy > > smart config --set disk-cache=no > > If you want to revert back to the original behaviour (which is to use the > memory cache): > smart config --remove disk-cache Useful. This sort of thing ought to be documented earliest especially as if smart becomes 'compulsory'. > But there's the FAQ and the README as well. Yep. The former certainly could do with some embellishment, the README is far more helpful. > cheers Thanks for your help - problem with the upgrade solved. Regards Craig --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
