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@@ -347,6 +347,16 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";};
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry><term><option>By-Hash</option></term>
+ <listitem><para>Try to download indexes via an URI constructed from a
+ hashsum of the expected file rather than downloaded via a well-known
+ stable filename. True by default, but automatically disabled if the
+ source indicates no support for it. Usage can be forced with the special
+ value "force". Preferably, this can be set for specific &sources-list; entries
+ or index files by using the <option>By-Hash</option> option there.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry><term><option>Queue-Mode</option></term>
<listitem><para>Queuing mode; <literal>Queue-Mode</literal> can be one of <literal>host</literal> or
<literal>access</literal> which determines how APT parallelizes outgoing