On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 12:51:31PM +0800, Dan Jacobson wrote: > [add a ftp mirror to sources.list and run] > F> apt-get update # a few megabytes > > hmm, this would have permanent effects... but then I can just restore > sources.list back to just my listing my current cds to make those > effects go away later? Apparently all it does is add files to > /var/lib/apt/lists I suppose.
Yoy probably first need to add http or ftp lines to your sources.list (most probably you only have to uncomment them), and then it will just add a few files, yes. > > F> apt-get dist-upgrade --print-uris -y > file > reading the man page, the -y worries me... ok don't worry. It is needed bevause otherwise apt-get will ask you for confirmation, which you won't see as the putput is going to a file > > F> remove every line up to 'Need to get ...' > F> cut the first field after that (the url of the file) > > [then have the friend who will burn the cd's do:] > > F> get those packages with wget -i file and put the on a cd or laptop > > apparently figuring out by hand how much to put on each cd... > [PS, what happens one day when debian has one package so big that it > wont fit on one cd :-)] A huge flamewar on debian-devel... > [now, back at the ranch:] > F> copy the packages to /var/cache/apt/archives > > OK, but I was thinking I would have him make a CDrom that I could use > apt-cdrom on... hmmm, then one needs to do more than wget... maybe > there's a tool for that stage. try dpkg-scanpackages. > F> apt-get dist-upgrade -u > > [I suppose the -u just gives more info] > > F> This worked rather well for me, although I seem to remember that > F> sometimes it wanted to download some more packages. Of course, you can also do 'apt-get upgrade' instead of 'apt-get dist-upgrade' at every step, but I think dist-upgrade will work better if your system is a few months old. Frank > > [PS sorry for making two threads] > -- > http://jidanni.org/ Taiwan(04)25854780 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
