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Re: Arrgh! Why did I wait so long?




Just do an "apt-get -d dist-upgrade"   -d is download.  If you get
disconnected, run again, rinse, repeat until you get all downloaded,
then run without the -d.


Thus spake Glyn Millington (glyn@millingtons.org):

> "David A. Rogers" <darogers@xnet.com> writes:
> 
> >
> > I finally got the pcmcia modem working and last night I did the
> > apt-get --download-only dist-upgrade thing.  It was 11:30 by then, so I
> > haven't installed it yet.
> 
> Sounds good!  Can anyone tell me if apt-get dist-upgrade minds being
> interrupted? My ISP cuts me of after two hours and I need to redial -
> will that foul up the process?
> 
> TIA
> 
> 
> Glyn
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