Re: Daily update package archive

["s. keeling" <keeling@spots.ab.ca>]

T <mlist4suntong@yahoo.com>:
> 
>  What is the recommended way to 'aptitude update' daily and update the
>  files in /var/cache/apt/archives/ as well (without actually install
>  anything)? 
> 
>  Or, anywhere I can read up about it?

man aptitude:

   -d, --download-only
          Download packages to the package cache as necessary, but do  not  install
          or   remove  anything.  By  default,  the  package  cache  is  stored  in
          /var/cache/apt/archives.

          This corresponds to  the  configuration  option  Aptitude::CmdLine::Down-
          load-Only.


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