David Pashley wrote: > On Dec 19, 2006 at 12:21, alan c praised the llamas by saying: >> I have just discovered that /var/cache/apt/archives seems to contain >> all the installed updates since original install. Is this a correct >> belief please? >> >> I do not want to clear this, not just now, anyway - I am very >> interested in using this archive to create a CD from time to time in >> order to allow me to install and update PCs of several friends who >> have only a very slow dialup internet connection. If I can do this it >> will be important for me (and them). > > Check out apt-move, apt-zip and debmirror which may provide you with > some suitable tools to make your job easier. > > Once you have all your files you want, you might be interested in > apt-get autoclean and apt-get clean. Check the man page to see what they > do and the difference between them.
I am still rather failing at an early hurdle unfortunately. I am working on the thought that the files I need are already in /var/cache/apt/archives and after burning these to CDR I have tried to then use sudo apt-get -o update dir::cache=/media/cdrom0/apt/archives and I get a response: E: Option update: Configuration item specification must have an =<val>. any thoughts? tia -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
