Re: how to upgrade a debian system not connected to network

["J.S.Sahambi" <jsahambi@iitg.ernet.in>]

> But if for whatever reason it must remain unconnected, then you'll want 
> to get the .deb packages downloaded on PC-A for transfer to PC-B.
>
> apt-get has a -d option:
> apt-get -d install [package] which downloads a .deb to 
> /var/cache/apt/archives/[package][version].deb
>
> So to upgrade everything on PC-B:
> 1. Get a list of packages (to upgrade) on B, to A.

How to get the list of packages to be upgraded on B. Can
/var/lib/apt/lists/* of PC-B be of any help?

> 2. apt-get clean on A to clear current package cache.
> 3. Feed the list into "apt-get -d install [...]".
> 4. Burn .deb packages from apt cache onto CDs.
> 5. Don't forget the repository list files.
Any help on this wil be appriciated.


> At that point I'll leave it. Really at 4 there you should figure out how 
> to create an apt repository cdrom (similar to the Debian installation 
> CDs). But I've never done that.

JSS