Edgy->Feisty: option to download everything in advance?

[Peter Garrett]

On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:06:09 -0300
Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca> wrote:

> > apt-get -d dist-upgrade did the job for me.
> > 
> apt-get has never accepted options after the command, so:
> 
> # apt-get dist-upgrade -d
> is invalid
> # apt-get -d dist-upgrade 
> is valid
> 
> Aptitude, otoh, accepts the options anywhere.
> -- 

M'learned friend is not quite correct :-)  for example

apt-get install -f

is just as valid as

apt-get -f install

Peter