[clue-tech] apt-get --download

[Jason S. Friedman]

>> I expected my use of the "--download[-only]" switch would have 
>> prevented the installation of these packages.  Or, at least that's how 
>> I read the man pages.  Anyone with a different opinion?
> 
> Were they already installed?  Perhaps --download only works for install 
> (and source).  If so you could probably file a bug against the man page, 
> but see what Google says first.
> 
There seems to be a difference between "--download" and 
"--download-only", as odd as that sounds.  I'll keep experimenting.