[Hudlug] Debian repositories

[Anne Wilson]

On Tuesday 10 Jan 2006 10:39, Tim Bray wrote:
> Anne Wilson wrote:
> > Thanks.  As far as using it on a server, I presume that once I have
> > everything up and running as I want it I will probably only need
> > the Security repository.
>
> On my machines, I always remove the CD/DVD source and just leave the
> http source in.
>
> For most packages I install, the download is faster than finding the
> CD.
>
> There are also very occasional updates that aren't on the security
> server - usually when there is a really major bug in a package (like
> one which would lose data)
>
> In general - leaving a sarge apt source in is safe.
>
Download is certainly more convenient that disk.  How do I find the url?

Anne
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