Re: Debian 2.0 install
Jeremiah Merkl wrote:
>Now, my major complaint is how dpkg handled installing packages off a
>CD. I'm sorry, but more than an hour to install 20-ish packages is a bit
>nuts. It's mostly because on a 2xCD, scanning through 1000-ish files
>takes a freakin' long time! I understand the concept behind why and how
>dpkg does it this way, but is it really necessary? Please tell me apt
>does better/smarter...
No, it's not necessary. It's just that the cdrom method for dpkg in 2.0 uses
'dpkg -iGROEB' which is *horribly* inefficient.
Yes, apt fixes it. Just install apt for hamm (0.1.8, in
slink/main/upgrade-i386), and set it up as a method in dselect.
You can also use the 'mounted' method, which I've heard doesn't do that
either.
BTW, are we shipping the cdrom method in slink? Does it still do 'dpkg
-iGROEB'? I'd think the dpkg-multicd method and/or apt make it obsolete
and redundant.
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