I have a slow Internet connection at home. :-(
I can't yet use apt-zip since my home 'ppp' link still doesn't work
(non-"8 bit clean" issues) thus prohibiting me from updating the apt
database via the net. :-(
So, in order to temporarily keep my home system current, I am doing
the following:
o Updating my office system (both are running pretty much
the same configuration of 'sarge')
o Copying all the newly installed debs on the office machine from
/var/cache/apt/archive to removable media
o Bringing that media home and copying the deb files to my home hard drive
o Finally, I run "dpkg -i *.deb" on those newly transferred file
The problem with this approach is "*.deb" orders alphabetically
instead of by dependency. I must iteratively run the above command
placing needed debs before the final "*.deb" argument. That takes
time (and patience)!
QUESTION: is there some option to 'dpkg' or another command/script that
will generate the file names in an order such that the
dependencies are met?
Thanks for any ideas!
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Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj
Appalachian State Univ
Boone, NC 28608 USA
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