On Thu, Jan 01, 2004 at 07:38:48AM -0500, Paul Morgan wrote: > On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 12:02:57 +0530, Rishi Gangoly wrote: > > > Hi > > > > I use Knoppix 3.2 at home. > > I have an extreemly slow dial up connection to the NET from here. > > However, the speed in my office is super fast. > > > > One option to do a dist-upgrade would be to take the computer to the office > > and do it over the week-end, but I was wondering if there was an alternative > > to that.. > > > > Something on the lines off downloading the files in the office and copy on a > > CDROM. Then tell apt-get to look for the dist-upgrade from the CDROM.. > > > > Is this doable? > > Any tips / advice on which software to download or man page to read? > > > > You could simply copy the .debs which you want from one of the mirrors, > put them on a CD, take it home and copy the .debs off the CD into > /var/cache/apt/archives on your PC and do the dist-upgrade. You don't > have to get all the debs, just ones which you know are big. > I would add: check dependencies, since you might not notice some required debs that might be BIG for a dial-up. In which case, put them into the CD.
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