On Aug 03 2005, Fernando Cacciola wrote: > I have Sarge successfully installed in a machine, using just the > netinst CD.
Fine, that's what most people do. > Now I want it on another machine... I can of course use the netinst > CD once again and wait for all the packages to download, but I was > wondering if I can somehow create a set of ISO images using the > machine were debian is already installed. This is where apt-move comes in quite handy: with it, you can get the packages you used to install your system, move them into a directory tree quite similar to that of Debian servers (with pool, dists etc) and you can use mkisofs to burn that on a CD for using on a friend's place where you are without Internet connection. This method is also quite handy for reinstalling after a system failure. Just be sure to save the list of package you had installed (say, with dpkg --get-selections or with wajig, for instance) and in the case of a disaster, you will be one step closer to bringing everything up again. Hope this helps, Rogério. -- Rogério Brito : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito Homepage of the algorithms package : http://algorithms.berlios.de Homepage on freshmeat: http://freshmeat.net/projects/algorithms/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
