APT with partial set of files
I have downloaded a bunch of the .deb's for potato, preserving the
directory structure.
I also got the Packages files
I assumed when I did this that apt would not care if some .deb files were
missing, and would simply look at other sources for them. Is that correct?
I also assumed that with CD's it would prompt for inserting additional
CD's. Is that correct? Or do I need packages files which indicate which
CD has which files? Is there a good way to generate those?
I have read "Using APT Offline," sources.list(5), apt-get(8), apt-cache(8),
at.conf(5) (at least the ones for current stable release, not potato). I
can not tell what the answers to these questions are from those docs. "APT
Offline" recommends a different procedure than I have done so far, and
seems to assuming a working system--which is what I am trying to build.
I appreciate any help.
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