On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 14:08:54 +0100, Borislav Petkov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi there ppl, > > i have a debian sid machine that needs to get updated occasionally but the > problem is that it is not connected to the internet. Additionally, I have a > laptop with which i can connect to the internet through the university > network after travelling to the cs department. My question is, is there a > (more lazy) way that I could create a list of packages that need to be > updated on the "internet-less" machine, then download them on the laptop > (something like apt-get install --download-only) and then run the update on > the machine? >
There is a simple way, using apt and wget. You should find in the apt-doc package an "apt offline howto" with all the details... Andrea -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
