On Thu, Sep 27, 2007 at 21:54:45 -0700, Vivek.M wrote: > Hi, > > 1. I have copied my Debian CDs to hard-disk and have added the > required sources.list lines. The problem is that, when i do a apt-get > install pkg, it tries to load from the internet since they have the > latest pkg. Since i pay for data transfer, i was wondering if there > was a way to tell apt-get to use file:/ instead of the net?
See the manpage of apt_preferences. (search for "local site") [...] > 2. Is there a way to tell the debian kernel module not to load certain > modules. Blacklisting doesn't seem to be the right way from what i > understood of the man modprobe.conf page. I've got pcspkr, rtc, ipv6, > ali_agp, processor etc loaded and i don;t want to rmmod them - i'd > rather not have them load. Is there any way to do this? See "blacklist" in the manpage of modprobe.conf. Sometimes it can be necessary to use "install MODULENAME /bin/true" in addition to the blacklisting. > I am using Debian Etch, kernel -2.6.18-5-486. -- Regards, | http://users.icfo.es/Florian.Kulzer Florian | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
