On 8/3/05, Fernando Cacciola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bryan Donlan wrote: > > On 8/3/05, Fernando Cacciola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Dave Ewart wrote: > >> > >>>> I have Sarge successfully installed in a machine, using just the > >>>> netinst CD. > >>>> Now I want it on another machine... I can of course use the > >>>> netinst CD > >>>> once again and wait for all the packages to download, but I was > >>>> wondering if I can somehow create a set of ISO images using the > >>>> machine > >>>> were debian is already installed. > >> > >>> If you kept copies of the downloaded packages (in /var/cache/apt), > >>> then > >>> you should be able to use jigdo to build an ISO. > >> > >> Ok, I see about 864 items there, so I take that apt kept the > >> downloaded > >> packages. > >> (They sum-up about 593Mb which fits 1 CD, and that's unexpected > >> because the "official" distribution has lots of CDs) > > > > Most of the CDs have rarely used packages, so it's no surprise you > > don't have most of them installed. > > > >> Anyway, how do I use jigdo to build an ISO? I've never used jidgo > >> before so > >> I've _scanned_ the jigsaw site, the faqs and the list archives but > >> found > >> nothing. > > > > Install jigdo-file, then run: > > jigdo-lite > > http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/3.1_r0a/i386/jigdo-cd/debian-31r0a-i386-binary-1.jigdo > > > > When it asks for a directory to scan, give it /var/cache/apt/packages > > > > Note that this builds the whole first CD - I don't think jigdo is > > available for the netinst images. > OK > Great! > I suppose I shall repeat that with "binary-2" and so on for any CD that > matches some of my local packages.
If you do that, any packages you don't already have will be downloaded as well.