On Tue, Dec 31, 2002 at 07:09:47PM +0000, Scott wrote: > I am fairly new to the Linux world and am going through all of the > documentation and installation info for Debian 3.0. > > I will have a system that is going to be offline and probably never > connected to the internet. Am I going to be able to choose source files > and tarballs, etc. to compile on this system offline, or am I going to be > screwed on updating since I will not have an internet connection on it for > a while?
There's a guide to "Using APT Offline" in /usr/share/doc/apt (once you've installed) which may be of help. Abstract This document describes how to use APT in a non-networked environment, specifically a 'sneaker-net' approach for performing upgrades. You can certainly compile things yourself if you like, but that's likely to involve shipping more data around in the long run; there are usually build-dependencies to consider. -- Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
