Re: files in /var/cache/apt/archives
On Tue, Dec 04, 2001 at 09:23:33AM +0700, Oki DZ wrote:
> I donwloaded several .deb files, and then transferred to my machine. I'd
> like the newly stored files get recognized by apt-get; so that when I do
> apt-get dist-upgrade, I don't have to download some of the files that
> are already in the directory.
Moving them into /var/cache/apt/archives should be enough -- it's what I
did (often :) when I was still playing around with Debian and installing
and reinstalling it daily.
> BTW, if I just installed the files using dpkg (I want to upgrade to
> Woody), would that make my system to be Woody? (I'm afraid that there some
> magical things behind apt-get dist-upgrade.)
Pretty much! :)
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