Re: re-using cached .deb files on new installation
I have also had similar thoughts. One solution is to nfs mount
/var/cache/apt/archives from the first machine as
/var/cache/apt/archives on the second machine. Then when apt checks for
a package in its archives it finds it already there, and you only need
to download each .deb once for each machine.
Any other method (ie. by adding /var/cache/apt/archive to sources.list
by file:/ or ftp:/) requires you to build a Packages file in that
directory.
Tom
Bill Moseley wrote:
>
> I'm sure this is a FAQ, so URLs are welcome.
>
> I'm going from Potato -> Sid (over and over, to learn about installing).
> I'm using the diskette boot method and then a network install.
>
> Boot, install Potato base system.
> apt-get update / apt-get dist-upgrade
>
> update sources.list and repeat for Woody, and then for Sid.
>
> Seems to work, but I'm not sure if that's the "right" or fastest path to
> Sid or not.
>
> I'll be doing this again on another machine. Is there a way to use the
> .deb files in /var/cache/apt/archives for a new install to save the network
> time?
>
> I looked at using "deb file:" in sources.list, but that doesn't seem right.
>
> Thanks,
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