On Saturday 20 Nov 2004 03:30 am, John J. Foster wrote:
On Sat, Nov 20, 2004 at 03:00:41AM +0000, Dylan wrote:
You mean when it says it's checking for updates before you see the list? 3MB seems a bit much - just tried it and took < .5MB
Yes, that's what I mean
It downloads a description of each update available and compares it to the list of installed packages and previous updates - these are small text files, one for each possible update.
Please clarify this. Is it downloading a description of EVERY available update, or only a description of updates that I need. Your wording seems to point to the first.
The first - but each file is only around 2 - 5k
Which server are you using? some can be very slow and others faster.
ftp://ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu/pub/suse/suse/
This server seems slow from here
It's the one I've had the best luck with for my area.
Thanks, John
Sorry about the duplicated reply. Dylan -- "I see your Schwartz is as big as mine" -Dark Helmet