Re: dpkg doesn't work offline?
you could try the same in screen
load screen (type screen)
then type something like
sleep 90 ; dpkg -i <the package>
and 90 seconds after you press enter it will run that command..for a 1
time deal i find screen/sleep much easier then cron :) and it has never
failed for me.
nate
On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, W. Borgert wrote:
debacl >Hi,
debacl >
debacl >is it possible to install a package using dpkg without
debacl >sitting at the console, i.e. offline? The system is
debacl >"stable".
debacl >
debacl >The problem is with a PC somewhere in the desert connected
debacl >via ISDN/PPP: A friend wants to update the ISDN package.
debacl >Of course, if he tries to dpkg -i isdnutils_xyz.deb, the
debacl >connection to the PC would drop. He tried to use dpkg with
debacl >`at' and `cron', that is firing the `at' job, logging out
debacl >and logging in after the `at' job. A similar at script is:
debacl >
debacl >#!/bin/bash
debacl >
debacl >PATH=/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:~/bin
debacl >export PATH
debacl >/usr/bin/dpkg -i /usr/local/archive/bsdgames_2.5-4.deb
debacl >sleep 60
debacl >
debacl >Unfortunately, it didn't work. There was always an error
debacl >message mail:
debacl >
debacl >Subject: Output from your job 2
debacl >
debacl >dpkg-deb: wait for gzip -dc failed: No child processes
debacl >dpkg: error processing /usr/local/archive/bsdgames_2.5-4.deb (--install):
debacl > subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2
debacl >Errors were encountered while processing:
debacl > /usr/local/archive/bsdgames_2.5-4.deb
debacl >
debacl >What did he do wrong? Are there any chances to dpkg a new
debacl >isdnutils package from remote? Note: He can't definetily
debacl >not go and do anything at the console, the machine is a few
debacl >hundred kilometres away...
debacl >
debacl >Thanks in advance,
debacl >--
debacl >W. Borgert <debacle@debian.org>
debacl >
debacl >
debacl >--
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debacl >
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