On 8/3/05, Fernando Cacciola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bryan Donlan wrote: > > 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. > > > Ha Ok... I don't want that... > I suppose that there will be packages in the 1st machine that won't make it > to the other. > But of course those will be installed from the internet IFF not on the CD I > guess, which is OK since I do have a good internet connection and I just > want to avoid a lenghtly download.. but if most of the packages come form > the CD and the rest from the net that's OK with me.+
If you have a LAN you could configure apt-proxy, and load into it any packages you've already downloaded.