RE: dpkg/apt question

[RickTaylor@Speakeasy.Net]

> we are now going to roll out these changes to all our machines in this complex (30+) and another 15-20 machines in two satellite offices.
>  
> thanks all,
> Preston

There are a large number of utility programs just in case you're unaware of them.
Stuff to let you do ongoing package management, etc. 

>From their listings {Their search engine's down.} Most of these have much
more functionality than the name implies:

apt-move (4.1.21) Move cache of Debian packages into a mirror hierarchy
apt-proxy (1.3.0) Debian archive proxy and partial mirror builder
apt-show-source (0.06-3) Shows source-package information
apt-show-versions (0.03) Lists available package versions with distribution
apt-spy (2.3-2) writes a sources.list file based on bandwidth tests.
apt-utils (0.5.4.0.1 [s390], 0.5.4 [alpha, arm, hppa, i386, ia64, m68k, mips, mipsel, powerpc, sparc])
    APT utility programs:

usr/bin/apt-extracttemplates				    admin/apt-utils
usr/bin/apt-ftparchive					    admin/apt-utils
usr/bin/apt-sortpkgs					    admin/apt-utils

apt-zip (0.13.2) Update a non-networked computer using apt and removable media

dpkg-ftp (1.6.10) Ftp method for dselect. 
dpkg-multicd (0.18) Installation methods for multiple binary CDs
dpkg-repack (1.8) puts an unpacked .deb file back together

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