Bug#81657: should support downloading Packages instead of Packages.gz

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Subject: Bug#81657: should support downloading Packages instead of Packages.gz
From: Brian May <bam@snoopy.apana.org.au>
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 17:42:29 +1100
Message-id: <[🔎] 20010109064229.9365C3489B@snoopy.apana.org.au>
Reply-to: Brian May <bam@snoopy.apana.org.au>, 81657@bugs.debian.org

Package: apt
Version: 0.3.19
Severity: normal

Hello,

I can't see how to force apt-get to download the Packages file instead
of Packages.gz.

Downloading the uncompressed file is more efficient when done via an rproxy tunnel.

-- System Information
Debian Release: 2.2
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux snoopy 2.4.0-test10 #1 Sun Dec 31 17:47:29 EST 2000 i686

Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii  libc6                        2.1.3-13    GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libstdc++2.10                1:2.95.2-13 The GNU stdc++ library

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- Bug#81657: marked as done (should support downloading Packages instead of Packages.gz)
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