On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 09:18:17 -0700 (PDT), Eric Dickner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > For my modem-connected machine it is a ginormous > download, some 500 Meg... > > Will I, or some kind of disconnnect at the ISP, ruin > the whole thing?
Usually not, eventually you'll find them in /var/cache/apt/archives/partial > Can I then issue the command again > and will it recognize the packcages it already got? Yes, you'll find them on /var/cache/apt/archives > > Will it check these downloads for errors with an md5 > or something? > > Is this just a bad idea to try over a modem > connection? > If you don't mind waiting, maybe launch it during night hours, there's no drawbacks. But if you know someone with a faster connection than your modem, like cable or xDSL, you can download only the packages list via apt and create, automatically, a script that will download via wget the needed packages. The other machine don't need to run Debian or Linux, it only needs wget. You'll find the details in a short HOWTO called, IIRC, apt-offline... Andrea -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
