Re: Offline full installation from USB stick

2011-11-26 Thread Bob Proulx
ch...@pointyhat.org.uk wrote: > Does anyone know if it's possible to create an easy to update installation > medium on a USB stick i.e. one that contains the entire Debian distribution? Look at: apt-zip Update a non-networked computer using apt and removable media apt-offline offline

Re: Offline full installation from USB stick

2011-11-26 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 27/11/11 05:42, ch...@pointyhat.org.uk wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone know if it's possible to create an easy to update installation > medium on a USB stick i.e. one that contains the entire Debian distribution? There are several ways to do that - easiest is probably aptoncd. Aptoncd will gener

Re: Offline full installation from USB stick

2011-11-26 Thread chris
On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 07:19:46PM +, Brian wrote: > On Sat 26 Nov 2011 at 18:42:24 +, ch...@pointyhat.org.uk wrote: > > > Does anyone know if it's possible to create an easy to update installation > > medium on a USB stick i.e. one that contains the entire Debian distribution? > > Do you

Re: Offline full installation from USB stick

2011-11-26 Thread chris
On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 06:42:24PM +, ch...@pointyhat.org.uk wrote: > Does anyone know if it's possible to create an easy to update installation > medium on a USB stick i.e. one that contains the entire Debian distribution? > > I am spending a lot of time away from a permanent Internet connect

Re: Offline full installation from USB stick

2011-11-26 Thread Brian
On Sat 26 Nov 2011 at 18:42:24 +, ch...@pointyhat.org.uk wrote: > Does anyone know if it's possible to create an easy to update installation > medium on a USB stick i.e. one that contains the entire Debian distribution? Do you really, actually, purposefully, and having thought deeply about it