Re: [manual] Update of section on apt-setup

Hi,

On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 21:35:45 +0200 Frans Pop wrote:
> I've done a fairly large update (r49837) of the section on apt-setup to
> better document the current functionality and especially to help users with
> the question whether they should select a network mirror or not.
>
> A review of and comments on the changes would be appreciated.

I read there:

In summary: selecting a network mirror is generally a good idea, except if you do not have a good Internet connection. If the current version of a package is available on the CD/DVD, the installer will always use that. The amount of data that will be downloaded if you do select a mirror thus depends on a) the tasks you select in the next step of the installation, b) which packages are needed for those tasks, and c) which of those packages are present on the CD/DVD.

To be precise, there is one more criteria for the amount of downloaded data: if you use an old full cd or dvd image. Using an old image, leads to a high possibility, that packages have been updated due to security updates in the meantime (since the cd was created).
All this packages are old on the cd and may be downloaded from the internet mirror if security mirror is configured.

-- 
Kind regards
Holger

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