On Sun, 01 Mar 2020 22:57:37 +0000, bob prohaska wrote:

> Ok, this is a good start. I find bob@raspberrypi:~ $ more
> /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian/
> buster main contrib non-free rpi # Uncomment line below then 'apt-get
> update' to enable 'apt-get source' #deb-src
> http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian/ buster main contrib non-free
> rpi
>
Try using 'less' instead of 'more'. 'more' does more or less (geddit?)
the same job but is nicer to use and can do more useful things, such as
starting a new shell over its top or spawning the editor defined by
$EDITOR editor so it shows the text that 'less' was displaying. 'exit'
the shell or the editor and you're back in 'less', positioned where you
left it.

> but AIUI apt-get triggers a complete download/overwrite of whatever got
> downloaded before. That's likely to be wasteful, slow and hard on flash.
> Is there an option switch like CVS or subversion that fetches changes
> only?
>
That's what I'd expect, but obligatory warning: I know RH Fedora's 'dnf'
a lot better than I know Debian's 'apt'.


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