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by pwhysall
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5/10/05 1:29:06 AM
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New The other, less lovely way
Burn the contents of /var/cache/apt/archives to a DVD, do the base install on the other machine over the net, and then copy the DVD contents to /var/cache/apt/archives on the target box.

I did this once, and it worked.

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Post #206,738
by static
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5/10/05 2:53:04 AM
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New That looks like what I think I'm looking for.
Just to get it straight, if I copy /var/cache/apt/archives from the upgraded machine to the un-upgraded machine, then apt-get update will only download new stuff that's not already in there?

Wade.

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Post #206,755
by pwhysall
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5/10/05 6:50:41 AM
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New Yep, you have it straight.

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Post #206,807
by folkert
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5/10/05 12:34:39 PM
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New That'll work, too. Just fine.
I thought maybe you were looking for a way to do that automagically.

But, anywho. That'll work just fine.
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Post #206,860
by static
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5/10/05 10:11:00 PM
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New Automagically would be great...
But I think using one to cache the .debs for upgrading from Woody to Sarge may be pushing things, given their various statuses. Of the three you list, only apt-proxy is in Woody; but it's not in Sarge :-/. The others are only in Sid.

I'll do it Peter's way. That, at least, is similar to how you do it with FreeBSD's ports collection, which I am already familiar with. :-)

Wade.

Is it enough to love
Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
 
Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please

-- "Anything but Ordinary" by Avril Lavigne.
     Linux distro question: Ubuntu or Debian Sarge? - (static) - (8) - May 9, 2005, 12:43:31 AM EDT
         Change... - (folkert) - (7) - May 9, 2005, 07:22:40 AM EDT
             Thanks and Further questions. - (static) - (6) - May 9, 2005, 10:06:16 PM EDT
                 No probs and Answers. - (folkert) - (5) - May 9, 2005, 11:56:01 PM EDT
                     The other, less lovely way - (pwhysall) - (4) - May 10, 2005, 01:29:06 AM EDT
                         That looks like what I think I'm looking for. - (static) - (3) - May 10, 2005, 02:53:04 AM EDT
                             Yep, you have it straight. -NT - (pwhysall) - (2) - May 10, 2005, 06:50:41 AM EDT
                                 That'll work, too. Just fine. - (folkert) - (1) - May 10, 2005, 12:34:39 PM EDT
                                     Automagically would be great... - (static) - May 10, 2005, 10:11:00 PM EDT

Looks like I shouldn't have skipped putting on the third coat of sarcasm.
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