Bug#73690: boot-floppies: apt configuration downloads package lists several times
Petr Cech wrote:
>
> On Wed, Oct 04, 2000 at 07:01:57PM +0000 , Debian User wrote:
> > Package: boot-floppies
> > Version: N/A
> > Severity: normal
> >
> > Installing latest stable (potato) on i386 servers during apt configuration
> > after each apt source is added the package list is downloaded from each
> > server. Then when dselect is started the package list is downloaded again.
>
> it is? I think dselect only does it when you hit [U]pdate.
On the 8 servers I configured today it did it on entering dselect.
>
> > This is no problem when installing on a 100 Meg link with one apt source,
> > but is terrible on a shared modem with 4.
>
> and anyway apt caches the Packages file and only downloads it if it's changed
This is true, however it still has to log onto the server and compare
the files, at the wrong time of day this is not instant.
>
> Petr Cech
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