Re: getting apt-zip to work
On Mon, 2006-03-06 at 13:50 -0500, The Quibbler wrote:
> 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?
>
>
You have to work with CDs in that case.
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