Re: Bug#74675: apt-get should have an option to retry downloading until it succeeds

To: Sami Haahtinen <ressu@atk-antti.com>, 74675-done@bugs.debian.org
Cc: APT Development Team <deity@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Re: Bug#74675: apt-get should have an option to retry downloading until it succeeds
From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ualberta.ca>
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 10:55:42 -0600 (MDT)
Message-id: <[🔎] Pine.LNX.3.96.1001013105506.10719A-100000@wakko>
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On Fri, 13 Oct 2000, Sami Haahtinen wrote:

> apt-get should have a feature --stubborn which should try and download files
> that are interrupted while downloaded. 

Read apt.conf's man page,

Acquire::Retires "100";

Or something. It doesn't do packages.gz right now though.

Jason

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- Bug#74675: apt-get should have an option to retry downloading until it succeeds
  - From: Sami Haahtinen <ressu@atk-antti.com>

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