Re: lie to apt

["John R. Sheets" <dusk@ravendusk.org>]

On Feb 22, 2001, Heather <star@starshine.org> wrote:
> 
> I thought apt-cache was for keeping a batch of debs so a bunch of machines
> can share them?  Anyways I just did an apt-get update and I don't even see
> apt-cache in there.  

I think apt-cache (included in the 'apt' package) is more low level --
just a friendly wrapper around the /var/cache/apt/ directory, I'm
guessing.  You're probably thinking of the apt-move package, which is
useful for creating package mirrors from existing systems.

John

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