X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/apt.git/blobdiff_plain/7a1b1f8bd649113e99ecef0489e2f2194e283d1e..8d1cb6da6e21302c654da3f09de3975af7e4a11f:/dselect/desc.apt?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/dselect/desc.apt b/dselect/desc.apt index ef6364e11..5601919ac 100644 --- a/dselect/desc.apt +++ b/dselect/desc.apt @@ -1,5 +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 integrity checking as well as multiple -sources. See the man pages apt-get(8) and source.list(5) +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)