Re: update from another machine

2012-08-10 Thread Michael Schwendt
On Wed, 08 Aug 2012 03:44:53 +0200, Patrick Dupre wrote: > Thank for the suggestion. > However, the problem is that > yum (on the "fast host") check that the package for nstallation, update > or reinstallation. > > So I did not find a way to down load on the fast host the package for > another

Re: update from another machine

2012-08-07 Thread Patrick Dupre
Thank for the suggestion. However, the problem is that yum (on the "fast host") check that the package for nstallation, update or reinstallation. So I did not find a way to down load on the fast host the package for another distribution, like a i686 from a host x86_64. Can I force yum to not

Re: update from another machine -> local cache repo

2012-07-30 Thread Reindl Harald
Am 29.07.2012 21:10, schrieb Patrick Dupre: > Hello, > > At home I have a slow internet connection, Thus, I would like to > prepare an update but only download the packages to another > machine and then copy the file on a stick to make the update from > the stick. > > How can I do it? i have

Re: update from another machine

2012-07-29 Thread Larry Horn
On Sun, 29 Jul 2012 21:10:23 +0200 Patrick Dupre wrote: > Hello, > > At home I have a slow internet connection, Thus, I would like to > prepare an update but only download the packages to another > machine and then copy the file on a stick to make the update from > the stick. > > How can I do

Re: update from another machine

2012-07-29 Thread Michael Schwendt
On Sun, 29 Jul 2012 21:10:23 +0200, Patrick Dupre wrote: > Hello, > > At home I have a slow internet connection, Thus, I would like to > prepare an update but only download the packages to another > machine and then copy the file on a stick to make the update from > the stick. > > How can I do

Re: update from another machine

2012-07-29 Thread Joe Zeff
On 07/29/2012 12:19 PM, Sam Varshavchik wrote: Pick your favorite updates mirror, and set up a script to rsync it to your stick. Format the stick as ext3, rather than fat. Mount the stick, and drop an entry in /etc/yum.repos.d that points to the stick. Run yum update. Much better than my sugge

Re: update from another machine

2012-07-29 Thread Joe Zeff
On 07/29/2012 12:10 PM, Patrick Dupre wrote: Hello, At home I have a slow internet connection, Thus, I would like to prepare an update but only download the packages to another machine and then copy the file on a stick to make the update from the stick. How can I do it? My thought is to use

Re: update from another machine

2012-07-29 Thread Sam Varshavchik
Patrick Dupre writes: Hello, At home I have a slow internet connection, Thus, I would like to prepare an update but only download the packages to another machine and then copy the file on a stick to make the update from the stick. How can I do it? Pick your favorite updates mirror, and set