Re: apt-get GDM
-d Download only - do NOT install or unpack archives
besides, even if it dies half way, apt will know how to continue from
where is stopped
according to the files in /var/cache/apt/archives.
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Craig Dunn wrote:
Hi,
I'v recently installed Debian on my system. The current version of
GDM that I have is 2.2 and I would like to upgrade it to 2.4. I
understand that I can use apt-get to do this. The trouble is I only
have a dialup Internet connection, which gets cut off after 2 hours.
And I'm guessing that downloading all of the necessary GDM files will
take more than 2 hours. So, if I start the download process using
apt-get and it gets cut-off halfway through, will I be able to
continue the installation process once I reconnect to the Internet?
I'm worried that if the installation process stops halfway, my Linux
system will be messed up.
Is it possible to tell apt-get to download all of the necessary deb
files first and then perform the installation only when it has what it
needs?
Thanks for any advice,
Craig
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