Re: How do I change the apt-get cache directory?

[Mike Dornberger <Mike.Dornberger@student.uni-magdeburg.de>]

Hi,

On Sun, Oct 05, 2003 at 02:25:17AM +0200, Neill Roelofse wrote:
> I wondered, if I were to dump all cached archives on a different
> partition, how do I point apt-get to that partition rather than the
> default /var/cached/apt/archives

a) - move the apt dir to /another/location
   - in /var/cahe: ln -s /another/location/apt apt

b) - read apt.conf(5) (Dir::Cache...)
   - see /usr/share/doc/apt/examples/configure-index.gz
   - (/etc/apt/apt.conf may be replaced with apt.conf.d/ drop a file there)

Regards,
 Mike Dornberger

PS: I've only tested Method a).