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diff --git a/dselect/desc.apt b/dselect/desc.apt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5601919 --- /dev/null +++ b/dselect/desc.apt @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +The APT installation method encompasses most other installation methods +under the umbrella of the new Package Acquisition code. This method allows +installation from locations in the filesystem, ftp and http URLs, supports +full installation ordering and dependency checking as well as multiple +sources. See the man pages apt-get(8) and sources.list(5) + +HTTP proxies can be used by setting http_proxy="http://proxy:port/" before +running DSelect. FTP proxies require special configuration detailed in +the apt.conf(5) man page (see /usr/share/doc/apt/examples/apt.conf) |