On 16:02 Thu 05 Jul , Celejar wrote: > On Thu, 5 Jul 2007 20:25:09 +0100 > John K Masters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is it possible to upgrade a box not connected to the Internet? > > > > I run etch on my home desktop and sid on my laptop but I have a machine > > at work that is not, and never likely to be, connected to the internet. > > It currently has etch installed off the 3 DVD set which I downloaded via > > jigdo. I know I can create updated DVDs of etch using jigdo but how > > could I upgrade from etch to sid with no internet connection? Is this > > possible or even advisable? The main reason for wanting to upgrade is > > This is what the apt-zip package is for. >
Thanks for that - works fine. I have Martin Krafft's book The Debian System always at hand but could find no reference to apt-zip or any other way of solving my problem. Is apt-zip a fairly new package? Regards, John -- War is God's way of teaching Americans geography Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
