Bug#180943: acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#180943: apt: when one source didn't update, re-update for modemed user?)
>>>>> "D" == Debian Bug Tracking System <owner@bugs.debian.org> writes:
D> You're log shows nothing about what you are discussing
true, because I was just guessing at what might happen.
maybe the man page should add some reassuring words to
update update is used to resynchronize the package index files from
their sources. The indexes of available packages are fetched
from the location(s) specified in /etc/apt/sources.list. For
example, when using a Debian archive, this command retrieves and
scans the Packages.gz files, so that information about new and
updated packages is available. An update should always be per-
formed before an upgrade or dist-upgrade. Please be aware that
the overall progress meter will be incorrect as the size of the
package files cannot be known in advance.
telling the user that indeed it will only get new Packages.gz files if
they have changed from last time they were got. right now it just says
things like 'cannot be known in advance' seeming to mean that it also
can't check if they are the same as before in advance!
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