On Thursday January 1 at 09:03am Paul Morgan <paulswm@earthlink.net> wrote: > On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 08:35:24 -0500, Antonio Rodriguez wrote: > > > >> > >> You could simply copy the .debs which you want from one of the > >mirrors,> put them on a CD, take it home and copy the .debs off the > >CD into> /var/cache/apt/archives on your PC and do the dist-upgrade. > >You don't> have to get all the debs, just ones which you know are > >big.> > > I would add: check dependencies, since you might not notice some > > required debs that might be BIG for a dial-up. In which case, put > > them into the CD. > > Yes, the assumption is: > > Before going to work, run: > > apt-get update > apt-get -y --print-uris dist-upgrade >file-list > > - Email file-list to work or take it on a floppy > - D/L all the debs on the list or, if there are a lot, just the big > ones > > ... etc. Isn't that what apt-zip is for? jkoenig@note:~$ apt-cache show apt-zip Package: apt-zip Priority: extra Section: admin Installed-Size: 104 Maintainer: Giacomo Catenazzi <cate@debian.org> Architecture: all Version: 0.13.2 Depends: apt (>= 0.3.10) Filename: pool/main/a/apt-zip/apt-zip_0.13.2_all.deb Size: 14752 MD5sum: 78b979ac3ea325e1a2d4b154f14f5eb4 Description: Update a non-networked computer using apt and removable media These scripts simplify the process of using dselect and apt on a non-networked Debian box, using removable media like ZIP floppies. One generates a `fetch' script (supporting backends such as wget and lftp, in a modular, extensible way) to be run on a host with better connectivity, check space constraints of your removable media, and then install the package on your Debian box. . Note on current version: space-checking is not done and spanning multiple disks is not yet supported. jkoenig@note:~$ -- -johann koenig Now Playing: Goldfinger - The End Of The Day : Stomping Ground Today is Sweetmorn, the 1st day of Chaos in the YOLD 3170 My public pgp key: http://mental-graffiti.com/pgp/johannkoenig.pgp
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