On Mon, Jun 14, 2004 at 12:29:53PM +0530, J.S.Sahambi wrote: > > >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.
Last summer I did something similar to this by keeping the apt.conf and a few control files on the usb stick. My office machine would download the new packages (as a normal user) and then my home machine would use the disk as a repository. There was no need to access the office machine's local configuration files or control files so apt-get updating on that machine worked as always. It worked very well indeed - I will try and dig up the exact configs that I used. -- Jon Dowland http://jon.dowland.name/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
