Bug#89725: apt: Ability to do multiple operations in one invocation
On Fri, 16 Mar 2001, Wichert Akkerman wrote:
> > What is the point is that APT should be able to dial up as needed
[...]
> So setup normal dial-on-demand instead of asking that apt becomes as bloated
> as emacs.
I'm thinking of the general case that APT might have to ask for net access
first. This is true for laptops, our IDS box (which is firewalled) and
people behind dialup links. This wishlist bug asks for some smart logic in
APT to determine when network access is needed.
Simon
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