Re: [SLUG] Oh No! Lost Connect During Apt-Get Dist-Upgrade!

From: Russell Hires (rhires@earthlink.net)
Date: Fri Aug 17 2001 - 23:18:54 EDT


yes there is a resume command: apt-get caches what you've got, though it may
complain about being interrupted...so, just start over, and you won't have to
start over... :-)

Russell
On Friday 17 August 2001 22:28, you wrote:
> I need your wise counsel ... how do I recover from the dropped
> connection without running it all again?
>
> I ran apt-get dist-upgrade from 11AM until 7PM today when we
> suffered a power outage which took out the phones eventually.
>
> I had downloaded 149 of 159 from the Progeny site and would
> really hate to have to start all over again.
>
> Is there a "resume" sort of command ... please say yes!! :-)
>
> There is some obscure language following the notice of the lost
> connection that babbles about "maybe try --fix-missing" ... what's
> up with that, please?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Anxiously awaiting good news about this!
>
> Doc



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