> > What I would usually do (and there may be a better way) is on the > new PC I would add the appropriate URL to /etc/apt/sources.list > for retreiving the debs and then run an "apt-get update" to make > the computer aware of the available updates. > > Next I would copy all of the debs to /var/cache/apt/archives on > the new PC and simply run "apt-get dist-upgrade". This way you > can use apt to solve any dependency issues for you but still use > the pre-downloaded files.
i have somehow managed to put the right entry in sources.list now and ran an apt-get update.Now, when I give a apt-get install kde it gives me an error mentioning at least a hundred dependencies !! which packages do install to install and run kde ... Sharninder Singh National Institute Of Management, Calcutta -------------------------------------------------- 'M.C.S.E - Minesweeper Consultant & Solitaire Expert' -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
