Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
On Tue, Oct 18, 2005 at 09:38:58PM -0700, Brian Nelson wrote:
Marty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> golfer wrote:
>
>> The only way I seem to be able to get packages installed is to go back
>> on line and do the 'apt-get dist-upgrade'. For one or two packages,
>> this may be ok, but it's not something I want to waste time doing
>> routinely.
>
> The dist-upgrade option is not intended for routine use. Unless you are
> mistaking it for the "upgrade" option, it may be a bug or a deprecated
> feature. An off-line dist-upgrade seems like a problematic feature to
support.
Huh?
Consider the (admittedly rare) case - someone with CDs or DVDs and
no readily available net access. [This happens to me at work more
often than I'd like :( ]
I agree that that's a valid definition of "offline" installation, but that's not
what I was thinking when I used the word "offline" in my response to the
original poster. He had described a process which I'd never considered before
-- downloading the packages using apt-get's "-d" (download) option. I was
expressing my doubts about the feasibility or safety of upgrading a distribution
this way. But again the main point is that the dist-upgrade option is not a
supposed to be a routine procedure.
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