Re: Making installation cd from cached files

2001-12-25 Thread Imre Vida
sorry for the late response apt-move is a nice tool but i usually just use the rather simple approach you asked about take the files in the /var/cache/apt/archives and transfer them to the other computers (i mean, transfer them to /var/cache/apt/archives on the target PC) > but what file is the

Re: Making installation cd from cached files

2001-12-23 Thread Dan Owens
On Sunday 23 December 2001 05:52 pm, Imre Vida wrote: > On Sun, Dec 23, 2001 at 01:49:16PM -0700, Dan Owens wrote: > > Is there a way to make a cd from the apt cache of an installed system > > that can be used with the install floppies to install Debian? > > > > I would like to use the boot and roo

Re: Making installation cd from cached files

2001-12-23 Thread Sridhar M.A.
On Sun, Dec 23, 2001 at 07:11:18PM -0700, Dan Owens wrote: > > When I have tried using a cd made from the cache, I get a message that there > is no package list and I don't know what list I would include or where it > should be included. > Use apt-move to create the requisite d

Re: Making installation cd from cached files

2001-12-23 Thread Dan Owens
On Sunday 23 December 2001 05:52 pm, Imre Vida wrote: > On Sun, Dec 23, 2001 at 01:49:16PM -0700, Dan Owens wrote: > > Is there a way to make a cd from the apt cache of an installed system > > that can be used with the install floppies to install Debian? > > > > I would like to use the boot and roo

Re: Making installation cd from cached files

2001-12-23 Thread Imre Vida
On Sun, Dec 23, 2001 at 01:49:16PM -0700, Dan Owens wrote: > > Is there a way to make a cd from the apt cache of an installed system that > can be used with the install floppies to install Debian? > > I would like to use the boot and root floppies to get started and then do the > install from

Making installation cd from cached files

2001-12-23 Thread Dan Owens
Is there a way to make a cd from the apt cache of an installed system that can be used with the install floppies to install Debian? I would like to use the boot and root floppies to get started and then do the install from the cd instead of downloading from the internet. I have an installed