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Re: apt questions



On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 08:48:36 -0600
Michael Satterwhite <michael@weblore.com> wrote:
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> I'm looking at the "Apt How-To" documentation on the Debian site. Under
> "How to Keep a Mixed System", it makes a reference to editing the file
> apt.conf file in /etc/apt. The problem is that there is no file by that
> name in /etc/apt.

Right.  You create it.


> There is a directory apt.conf.d with a single file in
> it, but I don't see anything that indicates that it is the same file as
> referenced above - although I'd guess that it is.

No.


> (1) Is there an update to this documentation somewhere that would give
> me more information? (I'm running sarge)

No.  Just create a new text file in /etc/apt called apt.conf and put
it in what you want.


> (2) Is the file in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d the file that I'm looking for?

No.

-c

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