[Cialug] Debian updated without choosing

[Daniel A. Ramaley]

sources.list tells Debian where to download packages from, and which 
version of the packages to grab. There may be a few other files 
in /etc/apt that control package selection in different ways.
In my /etc/apt/apt.conf, for example, i have 
"APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages 1;" which makes Debian 
download updates at night so i won't have to wait for the download when 
i want to install them.

From a terminal, try typing "man sources.list". It should give you more 
information than you probably want to know right now about that file. 
Documentation for many other configuration files can be found 
similarly.

On Friday January 23 2009 22:17, Tom Sellers wrote:
>This question was asked several times when I left posts on Linux
> Questions as well.  Since I am a new Linux user I am not really sure
> what this file is all about.  Can you enlighten me on that?  I will
> have to get back to you on the contents as I can't look right now.
>
>--- On Fri, 1/23/09, Daniel A. Ramaley <daniel.ramaley at drake.edu> 
wrote:
>> What's your /etc/apt/sources.list look like?

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dan Ramaley                            Dial Center 118, Drake University
Network Programmer/Analyst             2407 Carpenter Ave
+1 515 271-4540                        Des Moines IA 50311 USA