On Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 10:05:54PM -0300, Allan Spagnol Comar wrote: > Hi all; I was wondering about somethings I got a linux box at work > that I keep always updated; but; I had a dial up connection at home :( > ( snip ) !!! > > if I copy the portage tree with the distfiles to my home computer I > would be able to make a system update ? > >
I remember there was a script floating around that could be used to generate a list of packages that the home system would need. The script on the fast network side would process the list to download the files, you would then burn a cd with the files and take back to the home system for updates. This would get you around Nick's comment about needing same USE flags and installed packages. Unfortunately Allen I don't remember exactly what the script was or where I got it, but I think there's a reference to it in the Gentoo Wiki. HTH, Dave -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
