On Mon, 2006-03-06 at 13:50 -0500, The Quibbler wrote: > On Sunday 05 March 2006 12:20 pm, Magnus Therning wrote: > > On Sun, Mar 05, 2006 at 07:56:21AM -0500, The Quibbler wrote: > > >I'm getting an empty list. The info file doesn't seem very clear on how > > >to use it. The fetch script is only 850 bytes. When I run it I get an > > >empty tar file. > > > > > >I tried running with various options, all resulting in no files to fetch. > > >apt-zip-list -m /floppy -a upgrade -o tar > > >apt-zip-list -m /home/me/dummy -a upgrade -o tar --skip-mount > > > > Just to eliminate the "obvious", you are running `apt-get update` before > > using apt-zip, right? (You still need up-to-date package lists.) > > > > /M > > That appears to be the trouble. I'm not hooked to the internet. What's the > point of apt-zip if you have to be connected to the net in order to use it? > > Maybe that's the wrong question. What tool do I need to get an updated > package > list onto a non-networked machine? > > You have to work with CDs in that case.
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