In a production environment, you have to wait for a time window to do many
installations and upgrades, especially if downtime might occur.
anthony
On Tuesday 03 February 2004 08:00 pm, Michael Havens wrote:
> What is the sense in waiting though?
>
> On Tuesday 03 February 2004 07:51 pm, Jeremy C. Reed said:
> ~ On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, Michael Havens wrote:
> ~
> ~ > I was once told that if I gave it the d option that it wouldn't
> automatically ~ > upack the package. I now wonder why you wouldn't want to
> unpack ot. Isn't ~ > that the reason you loaded it onto your system in the
> first place? ~
> ~ Maybe to upgrade later.
> ~
> ~ > Further: how do you unpack these downloaded files and where do they
> download ~ > to?
> ~
> ~ dpkg --install PKGNAME.HERE
> ~
> ~ Look under /var/cache/apt/archives/
> ~
> ~
> ~ > --
> ~ > <:-)~MIKE~(-:>
> ~ >
> ~ >
> ~ >
> ~ >
> ~ >
> ~ >
> ~ > This message has been scanned for viruses by the VEI Internet
> ~ > Automatic Email Spam and Virus Scanner, and is believed to be free of
> spam or viruses. ~ > Please report spam to spamtrap@vei.net. If you would
> like 98.9 % spam blocked from your ~ > E-mail then go to VEI Internet for
> details. Anti-spam/Anti-virus is FREE with every account. ~ >
> ~ >
> ~ > http://www.vei.net/
> ~ > mailtospamtrap@vei.net
> ~ > ---------------------------------------------------
> ~ > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> ~ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings:
> ~ > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
> ~ >
> ~
> ~ Jeremy C. Reed
> ~ http://www.reedmedia.net/
> ~
> ~ ---------------------------------------------------
> ~ PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> ~ To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings:
> ~ http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
> ~