Re: dpkg doesn't work offline?
W. Borgert writes:
> The problem is with a PC somewhere in the desert connected via ISDN/PPP:
> A friend wants to update the ISDN package. Of course, if he tries to
> dpkg -i isdnutils_xyz.deb, the connection to the PC would drop.
Why are you sure the connection will drop? Have you tried it? I
frequently update pppd without losing the ppp link. I would consider it a
bug for an install to bring down a running connection.
Why don't you email the mainitainer?
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John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, Wisconsin
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