Unfortunately, that didn't work. Although dpkg-http doesn't depend on libc6 iteslf, some of the items which it did depend upon eventually led back there. What I ended up doing was downloading the package-files manually, and using "dftp select" to generate a list of updated packages. I then downloaded and installed them manually.
All in all, it wasn't as painful as I expected... On Sun, May 17, 1998 at 08:49:27PM -0500, Greg Norris wrote: > I'll certainly take a look at both of them, and I'll post the results > back to the list. Thanx! > > > dpkg-http (in hamm) can use a web proxy, if that's an option. I haven't > > installed it on a bo system, but can't think of any reason it wouldn't > > work. > > I've suggested it to a few people in similar circumstances and never heard > > back from them. (That might not be a good sign...) > > > > dpkg-ftp 1.4.9.1 and later have authenticated ftp proxy support. > > > > Neither dpkg-http nor dpkg-ftp depend on libc6, so it should be possible > > to install the latest versions on bo systems without updating anything else. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
