Re: getting apt-zip to work
On Sunday 05 March 2006 12:20 pm, Magnus Therning wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 05, 2006 at 07:56:21AM -0500, The Quibbler wrote:
> >I'm getting an empty list. The info file doesn't seem very clear on how
> >to use it. The fetch script is only 850 bytes. When I run it I get an
> >empty tar file.
> >
> >I tried running with various options, all resulting in no files to fetch.
> >apt-zip-list -m /floppy -a upgrade -o tar
> >apt-zip-list -m /home/me/dummy -a upgrade -o tar --skip-mount
>
> Just to eliminate the "obvious", you are running `apt-get update` before
> using apt-zip, right? (You still need up-to-date package lists.)
>
> /M
That appears to be the trouble. I'm not hooked to the internet. What's the
point of apt-zip if you have to be connected to the net in order to use it?
Maybe that's the wrong question. What tool do I need to get an updated package
list onto a non-networked machine?
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