Re: where do I download Unstable from?
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Jeff Golden <jeffgolden@gmail.com> writes:
[re: Using apt to get sid on dialup]
> This may not work if you are not on broadband but if you aren't on
> broadband it probably isn't a great idea to use SID anyway because
> of the frequent updates.
Actually, it's not that bad. The way I did it when I was on dialup
was to use an external modem (Rick is right, internal modems aren't
worth the PCBs they're made from:
http://www.linuxmafia.com/~rick/faq/#internalmodem), used pppd's
"persist" option and moved /etc/ppp/no_ppp_on_boot to
/etc/ppp/ppp_on_boot. Then, whenever I wanted to connect, I just
turned the modem on and next time PPP timed out trying to dialup, it
would immediately reset (ATZ) the modem and try dailing again. If
something caused the connection to drop, it would immediately start
trying to go back online again. When I was done, just kill the modem.
So, before I went to bed once a week or so when I *really* didn't want
anything potentially interrupting a good night's sleep (nobody likes
phone calls from work in the middle of the night), so I'd turn on the
modem and do an apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade and go to bed.
In the morning, it would usually have downloaded successfully and
would be waiting for my input about some package settings. I'd then
kill the modem if it succeeded or try it again the next night.
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