Re: Non-debian tools for fetching DEB packages?
On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 20:28:35 -0800, Joe wrote in message
<[🔎] 45ADA5F3.40807@emenaker.com>:
> Douglas Allan Tutty wrote:
> > You may also find that you have wget which you can use to get the
> > DEBs (via either ftp or http).
> >
> Even wget is missing. When they say it downloads just the essential
> files... I guess they really mean it.
> > I'm curious, however. What is the advantage to using debtakeover
> > and debootstrap instead of a regular install to that partition?
> >
> You mean... *besides* the fact that I have no physical access to the
> machine and have no way of accessing with the drives *other* than by
> an ssh session into the (currently Fedora) box? No reason, really. :)
..and still no productive service downtime? ;o)
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