> I have a P3 733mHz with an Adaptec 2940u2b > scsi and a Matrox G450, the dist that I have is > potato 2.2r2 if that helps any. > > Another problem I have is updating the packages. > I do not have a web connection, so I would have > to download everything on to zip from school and > bring it home. How can I get apt-get to find the > packages on the zip disk?
Download the DEB packages and copy them to your zip drive. A few different version of 2.4.7 are available... Here's one for PentiumPro/Celeron/II/III: http://packages.debian.org/testing/base/kernel-image-2.4.7-686 .html Here's one for i386 architecture: http://packages.debian.org/testing/base/kernel-image-2.4.7-386 .html Hall