Re: yet another apt question

[Andrea Vettorello <dnc@thctribe.net>]

On 13 Aug 2001 13:32:48 +0200, Joerg Johannes wrote:
> 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?
> 

In sid, apt store the info in "/var/lib/apt/lists", don't remember for
potato... (something like "/var/state/apt/lists", but i could be wrong)


Andrea