Oleg Maloglovets wrote: > * Alan Ianson wrote, On 17.11.2006 04:03: > > Hello List, > > > > My /var/cache/apt/archives directory contains a lot of files I have gotten > > from various sources, mainly the debian archives, security.debian.org, > > debian-multimedia.org and a few others. > > > > Is there a way I can create a cd or dvd with those files so apt-get / > > dselect / aptitude can install those packages? Is there a howto or other doc > > file that explains how to do that? > > > > > > apt-get install apt-move > man apt-move
Great! Would you recommend it to backup additional installed programs off a live cd? So far I was moving /var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb to a portable hard drive and then reinstalling them with 'dpkg -iR /mnt/hdb/archive". In other words would it work with a live cd? Ottavio ____________________________________________________________________________________ The all-new Yahoo! Mail beta Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. http://new.mail.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]