Re: Apt-zip-inst keeps trying to use internet

2010-01-09 Thread Jason Heeris
2010/1/6 Javier Barroso : > Hi, > > On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 7:43 AM, Jason Heeris wrote: > apt-zip worked for me sometime ago, but now there is a new replacement: > > http://packages.debian.org/apt-offline Ooh, thanks, I'll look into that. > Yes apt-zip works wi

Re: Apt-zip-inst keeps trying to use internet

2010-01-06 Thread Javier Barroso
Hi, On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 7:43 AM, Jason Heeris wrote: > I'm trying to install about 1GB worth of packages on a computer with a > slow net connection (this is immediately after a clean Squeeze > install). Someone told me about apt-zip, so I gave it a go. apt-zip worked for me som

Apt-zip-inst keeps trying to use internet

2010-01-05 Thread Jason Heeris
I'm trying to install about 1GB worth of packages on a computer with a slow net connection (this is immediately after a clean Squeeze install). Someone told me about apt-zip, so I gave it a go. The trouble was, I was at home and the computer I wanted to install on wasn't. So I created

Re: using apt-zip

2008-01-24 Thread Paul Csanyi
2008/1/24, Paul Csanyi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 2008/1/24, Sven Joachim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hello Paul, > > > > On 2008-01-23 23:30 +0100, Paul Csanyi wrote: > > > > > I did the following steps: > > > > > > sudo aptitude update

Re: using apt-zip

2008-01-24 Thread Paul Csanyi
2008/1/24, Sven Joachim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello Paul, > > On 2008-01-23 23:30 +0100, Paul Csanyi wrote: > > > I did the following steps: > > > > sudo aptitude update > > mount /media/usb0 > > apt-zip-list -m /media/usb0 -a dist-upgrade >

Re: using apt-zip

2008-01-24 Thread Sven Joachim
Hello Paul, On 2008-01-23 23:30 +0100, Paul Csanyi wrote: > I did the following steps: > > sudo aptitude update > mount /media/usb0 > apt-zip-list -m /media/usb0 -a dist-upgrade > > mount /media/usb0 > try to run in the usb0/ > > ./fetch-script-wget-debian-asztal &

Re: using apt-zip

2008-01-24 Thread Csányi Pál
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:46:02 + keltezéssel Csányi Pál azt írta: > Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:30:07 +0100 keltezéssel Paul Csanyi azt írta: > >> Hello! >> >> I am using apt-zip to upgrade my old laptop from Etch testing >> (when I installed on tjis laptop Debian Etch, the

Re: using apt-zip

2008-01-24 Thread Csányi Pál
Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:30:07 +0100 keltezéssel Paul Csanyi azt írta: > Hello! > > I am using apt-zip to upgrade my old laptop from Etch testing > (when I installed on tjis laptop Debian Etch, then Etch was in > testing state) to Etch stable. > > I red the tutorial >

using apt-zip

2008-01-23 Thread Paul Csanyi
Hello! I am using apt-zip to upgrade my old laptop from Etch testing (when I installed on tjis laptop Debian Etch, then Etch was in testing state) to Etch stable. I red the tutorial http://linuxbasics.org/tutorials/using/apt-zip and man apt-zip. I did the following steps: sudo aptitude update

Re: Using apt-zip -was Re: Upgrade on box not on Net

2007-07-07 Thread Celejar
o upgrade a box not connected to the Internet? > >> > > > > > This is what the apt-zip package is for. > > 2 simple queries: > > 1. ZIP drives are a thing of the past. Presumably apt-zip works equally >well with usb memory-sticks; and >From the packa

Using apt-zip -was Re: Upgrade on box not on Net

2007-07-07 Thread Felix Karpfen
On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:02:44 -0400, Celejar wrote: > On Thu, 5 Jul 2007 20:25:09 +0100 > John K Masters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Is it possible to upgrade a box not connected to the Internet? >> > > This is what the apt-zip package is for. 2 simple qu

Re: getting apt-zip to work

2006-03-07 Thread charles norwood
t;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

Re: getting apt-zip to work

2006-03-06 Thread The Quibbler
t; >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 run

Re: getting apt-zip to work

2006-03-05 Thread Magnus Therning
ting 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 -- Ma

getting apt-zip to work

2006-03-05 Thread The Quibbler
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-lis

Re: apt-zip problem

2006-02-16 Thread Magnus Therning
On Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 02:48:39PM +0200, Sed Nivo wrote: >Hi, > >I want to download a Debian package with depends from computer with >Windows. I use apt-zip. But in scripts that are generated with apt-zip >aren't any URL's with packages. Maybe it's because I have in

apt-zip problem

2006-02-16 Thread Sed Nivo
Hi, I want to download a Debian package with depends from computer with Windows. I use apt-zip. But in scripts that are generated with apt-zip aren't any URL's with packages. Maybe it's because I have installed Debian from cdrom and in my computer isn't Packages.gz file.

Can I apt-zip with CD-R/RW?

2004-01-26 Thread Ramasubramanian Ramesh
Hi, Are apt-zip-list and apt-zip-inst meant to be used with zip/floppy drives only? i.e., does the medium need to be writable after a mount? How about using CD-R/RW with apt-zip? Has anybody tried this? I am wondering if the following will work. 1) Use apt-zip-list to create the fetch

Re: Bug#223372: apt-zip: dynamic computation of what files we need

2003-12-09 Thread Dan Jacobson
to get there we could likely loose all along the way, plus mom needs to use it while we are gone. >>>>> "G" == Giacomo A Catenazzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: G> Dan Jacobson wrote: >> Package: apt-zip >> Version: 0.13.2 >> Severity: wishlist &

apt-zip

2000-07-25 Thread S. Champ
apt-zip-list --skip-mount returns: E: Unmet dependencies. try using -f ...and there is no explanation in manpage or info, as to what the "-f" is for. and no explanation of where the error is coming from, if it's not directly from apt-zip and it's breaking all attem