On Sunday 03 August 2003 10:04 am, ed tharp wrote: > On Sun, 2003-08-03 at 11:15, John Richard Smith wrote: > > =============================================================== > > Mandrake 9.2 Beta 1 Released. > > Mandrake Linux 9.2 Beta 1 has arrived to offer you the opportunity of > > summertime bug squashing. Join forces with the Mandrake Development team > > by installing the Beta then submitting bug reports. Remember: This > > release is for testing purposes only and is not suitable for production > > machines. Learn all the details: > > http://www3.mandrakelinux.com/en/92beta.php3 > > > > > > *http://www3.mandrakelinux.com/en/92beta.php3 > > ======================================= > > How to report bugs* > > Bugs must be submitted to BugZilla <http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/> and > > technical discussions (for developers) are hosted on the Cooker mailing > > list. > > > > ============================================================== > > > > So how does one in all practicle terms do this on a 56kdialup modem. > > > > By the time I've downloaded 3 iso's , done the md5sum's, written the > > iso's to disc, tested the discs to be faithful reproductions, installed > > OS, done a minimum of half a day's post install reconfiguring, to get > > it up and running, and then probably a week's fiddling around in all the > > apps looking for faults to report , mandrake have gone on to bets2 or > > beta3 releases. > > > > John > > Tom Brinkman has posted some directions (I think it may have been on the > expert list) about how to do this. basically it involves getting setup > and updating only as cooker is updated, and not re-downloading the > complete ISOs, just sucking down the changes. Search the archives for > "cooker update" ought to help Right, once you have the first beta d/l'd cooker updates work or you should be able to run "rsync" to cut down time to d/l new beta's or release candidates. Rsync only d/l's the changes. See "man rsync" or google cause there are some good tutorials on it. HTH -- Dennis M. linux user #180842
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