[add a ftp mirror to sources.list and run] F> apt-get update # a few megabytes
hmm, this would have permanent effects... but then I can just restore sources.list back to just my listing my current cds to make those effects go away later? Apparently all it does is add files to /var/lib/apt/lists I suppose. F> apt-get dist-upgrade --print-uris -y > file reading the man page, the -y worries me... ok don't worry. F> remove every line up to 'Need to get ...' F> cut the first field after that (the url of the file) [then have the friend who will burn the cd's do:] F> get those packages with wget -i file and put the on a cd or laptop apparently figuring out by hand how much to put on each cd... [PS, what happens one day when debian has one package so big that it wont fit on one cd :-)] [now, back at the ranch:] F> copy the packages to /var/cache/apt/archives OK, but I was thinking I would have him make a CDrom that I could use apt-cdrom on... hmmm, then one needs to do more than wget... maybe there's a tool for that stage. F> apt-get dist-upgrade -u [I suppose the -u just gives more info] F> This worked rather well for me, although I seem to remember that F> sometimes it wanted to download some more packages. [PS sorry for making two threads] -- http://jidanni.org/ Taiwan(04)25854780 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
