Re: 'apt-get upgrade' Over Slow Connection
On Sun, Jun 29, 2003 at 07:48:11PM -0400, Kenneth Jacker wrote:
> 'apt-get upgrade' is fine if you've got a fast Internet connection.
>
> However, what do folks do when they still have *slow* Internet
> connections (waiting for DSL, my home system still only works at
> ~25kbps, maybe ~30kbps)?
>
> Is it possible to have my home system find out what's needed, create a
> file with that info, transfer it to my office machine, get the needed
> files, put them on a CD, read the CD at home, and update/upgrade?
Looks like an ideal candidate for the "Using APT Offline" document,
which you can find in /usr/share/doc/apt.
Cheers,
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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