Re: Where does Debian store packages on my local disk drive...

2006-06-14 Thread Joris
On Wed, 2006-06-14 at 05:18 -0400, Kevin Mark wrote: >> I've got another Debian box at home that isn't wired to the net yet. > run this script on the debian system that you want to update: > apt-get -y --print-uris upgrade|awk '{print $1}'|grep deb|cut -d\' -f2 > it will output a list of URLs t

Re: Where does Debian store packages on my local disk drive...

2006-06-14 Thread Kevin Mark
On Tue, Jun 13, 2006 at 07:11:25PM -0700, Redefined Horizons wrote: > I've been using Debian for a few months now, but for the first time > I've got a Debian box hooked to an internet connection. So now I can > finally download Debian packages directly to my work box from the net, > and software in

Re: Where does Debian store packages on my local disk drive...

2006-06-13 Thread John Miller
Scott, You're probably looking for /var/cache/apt/archives. I've never tried burning a CD from it and apt-getting, though. I would guess that you'd need to generate some meta-info first. You'd essentially be creating your own apt repository on a CD. dpkg -i would also work, though I've only u

Re: Where does Debian store packages on my local disk drive...

2006-06-13 Thread Henrique G. Abreu
if you download and install your packages with apt-get then, the folder your looking for is: /var/cache/apt/archives/ -- Henrique G. Abreu [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]