>>>>> "R" == Richard Atterer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
R> Hi Dan, R> hmmm, there's one more possibility: apt-zip. You first do an "apt-get R> update" on your machine (will take closer to 15 than 10 minutes, I'm R> afraid!-), choose the packages you want and run apt-zip. It outputs a shell R> script which your friend can use to download the desired packages. I also noticed /usr/share/doc/apt/offline.html/index.html 's wget method. R> apt-zip doesn't create any Packages.gz file. Either your friend needs to do R> that or you could create a symlink farm on your HD to the files on the R> CD... The apt-ftparchive tool (apt-utils package) can create Packages.gz. R> Obviously, this will only output the packages you selected, and not all R> newer packages like you seem to prefer. hmmm, nobody seems to consider that. maybe I shouldn't either. R> It would be possible to write some tool which does what you describe, but R> you're on your own there... Try asking on debian-devel, maybe someone else R> has done something similar. P.S. Now I hear things like "do NOT use libc6-blah-9, use -8!" Well, after doing apt-get update, I see I am in line for -9 how can I insure the lists I am about to create "pin?" the libc version? Also for getting sid apparently there are other connoisseur issues i should be aware of? -- http://jidanni.org/ Taiwan(04)25854780 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
