[ILUG-Cochin.org] PAUSE/RESUME apt-get dist-upgrade

[A. Mani]

On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 6:36 PM, Jos Collin, ILUG <ilug at joscollin.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Dec 2009 17:28:49 +0530
> hari krishnan <hari.jain2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Usually it resume from where you leave it.
>>
>> you may check this folder /var/cache/apt/archives/partial
>
> apt-get dist-upgrade has two parts. First is the package downloading
> and second is installation. For me, it resumes if I complete the
> downloading. If I abort in between downloading and start again then it
> will start the downloading from zero percentage.

/var/cache/apt/archives

The trick is to move the contents to some other place and put it back
again at the right time... not at the start

Best

A. Mani


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