Re: Symple method to transfer some packages from Desktop system to laptop Debian Etch system?

[Celejar <celejar@gmail.com>]

On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:29:00 -0600
Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:

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> On 01/26/08 18:21, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> > On Sun, Jan 27, 2008 at 01:12:39AM +0100, Paul Csanyi wrote:
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> >> I have a Desktop Debian GNU/Linux Etch with network connection,
> >> and a laptop with installed only Debian GNU/Linux from netinstall.iso,
> >> but laptop has not network connection.
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> >> Is it a method how to "copy" some more debian packages from
> >> my desktop Debian Etch to laptop Debian Etch, say with USB drive?
> > 
> > sure, just cp the .debs from /var/cache/apt/archives and then install
> > them. 
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> Or install apt-proxy on the desktop system, and point the laptop's
> sources.list at the desktop instead of the "real" sources.

He says the laptop has no network connection - see above.

> Ron Johnson, Jr.
> Jefferson LA  USA

Celejar
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