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Re: apt-get check



* aurelio (a.turco@bom.gov.au) [020813 20:06]:
> In man apt-get, under option "check", it says:
> 
>   "updates the package cache
>    and checks for broken dependencies"
> 
> Does "updates the package cache" here mean
> in effect an "apt-get update"?

Not sure what it means, but it's not the same as "apt-get update".
Based solely on what the console output looks like, I'd say it looks
more like "apt-get update" includes an "apt-get check", not vice-versa.

good times,
Vineet
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