Re: yet another apt question
use download only option for apt-get , debs are already compressed, then
transfer
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joerg Johannes" <liste_joerg@gmx.de>
To: "debian-user" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 7:32 AM
Subject: yet another apt question
> Hi List
>
> Where does apt store the packages.gz files it downloaded when doing
> apt-get update?
> My idea is to copy them to another computer (which has no internet
> access) for doing a dist-upgrade. I think all I need is an up-to-date
> list of available packages including their dependencies, and the new
> packages in /var/cache/apt/archives. Is this as easy as I hope? If no,
> how can I uprgade a totally off-network box?
>
> thanks
>
> joerg
>
>
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