Calvin "Lamer" Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jamie Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 7:03 PM Subject: Using apt
> Hi - I'm a little confused by apt and wonder how I can best make use of > it... > > Basically I can download packages for free from work and then bring them > home on ZIP to my computer there. What is the best way of maintaining an > archive on the computer that has all the deb files? simply speaking, mirroring. > > I currently have a directory /usr/local/src/debs but I can't make an entry > in /etc/apt/sources.list that will make dselect automatically see this > directory as a source.... Any ideas would be appreciated. file:/ you have to make the directory structure (e.g. dist/potato/whatever..) > > Cheers, > > Jamie > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Jamie Wood > Imperial College > London > SW7 2AZ > 020 75895111 x58613 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.bigfoot.com/~a.j.wood > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
