Hello, I am a very new apt-mover who hopes someone can help me apt-move.
I have 2.2r3 on which i have apt-get installed a package from testing (it works). The package, and all its dependencies are now in the apt archive on my computer. I wish to move this set of packages into a correct Debian installation directory structure and create correct Packages.gz and stuff. Ultimately I want to burn this directory structure on a CD which I can then use to install from on other computers. People tell me that apt-move is the tool to use. So I try to apt-move, but I fail, and I do not understand why. Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong and what I need to do to get on with it? This is what happens when I run apt-move: mycomp:~# apt-move getlocal move packages Updating from local Packages files... Getting: testing main Packages.gz /var/state/apt/lists/debian.midco.net_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-i386_Packages: No such file or directory Building: testing main override.gz /usr/bin/apt-move: /var/state/apt/lists/debian.midco.net_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-i386_Packages: No such file or directory Getting: testing contrib Packages.gz /var/state/apt/lists/debian.midco.net_debian_dists_testing_contrib_binary-i386_Packages: No such file or directory Building: testing contrib override.gz /usr/bin/apt-move: /var/state/apt/lists/debian.midco.net_debian_dists_testing_contrib_binary-i386_Packages: No such file or directory Getting: testing non-free Packages.gz /var/state/apt/lists/debian.midco.net_debian_dists_testing_non-free_binary-i386_Packages: No such file or directory Building: testing non-free override.gz /usr/bin/apt-move: /var/state/apt/lists/debian.midco.net_debian_dists_testing_non-free_binary-i386_Packages: No such file or directory Creating Lists... zcat: /mirrors/debian/.apt-move/us.contrib.Packages.gz: unexpected end of file Moving Packages... Skipping: debconf_0.9.95.deb Skipping: kpackage_2.1.1-3.deb Skipping: libbz2-1.0_1.0.1-13.deb Skipping: libc6_2.2.4-1.deb Skipping: libdb2_2.7.7.0-1.deb Skipping: libdb3_3.2.9-11.deb Skipping: libfreetype6_2.0.2.20010514-1.deb Skipping: libgimp1.2_1.2.1-4.deb Skipping: libgtk1.2_1.2.10-1.deb Skipping: libmng1_1.0.1-3.deb Skipping: libncurses5_5.2.20010318-3.deb Skipping: libpng2_1.0.12-2.deb Skipping: libpopt0_1.6.2-5.deb Skipping: libqt2_2.3.0-final-5.deb Skipping: librpm0_4.0.2-15.deb Skipping: libsane_1.0.4-2.deb Skipping: libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2_2.95.4-0.010810.deb Skipping: libxaw6_4.0.3-4.deb Skipping: libxaw7_4.0.3-4.deb Skipping: locales_2.2.4-1.deb Skipping: perl-5.005-base_6.2.deb Skipping: perl-5.005_6.2.deb Skipping: perl-base_5.6.1-5.deb Skipping: perl-modules_5.6.1-5.deb Skipping: perl_5.6.1-5.deb Skipping: rpm_4.0.2-15.deb Skipping: sane_1.0.4-1.deb Skipping: whiptail_0.50.17-7.deb Skipping: xbase-clients_4.0.3-4.deb Skipping: xfree86-common_4.0.3-4.deb Skipping: xlib6g_4.0.3-4.deb Skipping: xlibs_4.0.3-4.deb Creating Lists... zcat: /mirrors/debian/.apt-move/us.contrib.Packages.gz: unexpected end of file Creating Packages.gz files... Building: testing main Packages.gz Wrote 0 entries to output Packages file. Building: testing contrib Packages.gz Wrote 0 entries to output Packages file. Building: testing non-free Packages.gz Wrote 0 entries to output Packages file. All done, exiting. Cheers :o) Johnny :o)
