Re: Installing/Updating debian on a machine with no internet access
Lourens replying to Raj Kiran Grandhi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I have recently switched over to Debian/Sarge from Redhat 9.0. This is at my home where my pc has an internet connection. I had downloaded the first few iso images using jigdo, installed from them, then over the past few months, installed/upgraded several packages using apt-get. I want to do the same at my office pc which currently runs Redhat 9.0. However we do not have internet access at office, so I am uncertain as to the best way to install debian at office. I have at home all the packages apt-get ever downloaded. I think there would be some simple solution to this, but could not find any. Firstly, is there any way to build a list of packages installed on my machine at home which includes the source from which the package was installed? Second, is there a way by which I can add a directory of .deb files to the apt sources.list? Yes. Follow the instructions in the APT HOWTO, section 2.2 How to use APT locally Simply: - as root # mkdir /home/debs - copy your debs into /home/debs/ - in /home # touch override ##creates empty file # dpkg-scanpackages debs override | gzip debs/Packages.gz - add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list deb file:/home debs/ - # apt-get update Should you later add debs to /home/debs, simply re-run # dpkg-scanpackages debs override | gzip debs/Packages.gz # apt-get update HTH. * Lourens Steenkamp Enjoying Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 r2 * Here is bigger than you can imagine, Now is forever ... Bruce Cockburn : Messenger Wind -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing/Updating debian on a machine with no internet access
Welcome to the wonderful land of Debian :-) Firstly, is there any way to build a list of packages installed on my machine at home which includes the source from which the package was installed? There definitely is. Others may have better solution. My way is on the 'source' machine do dpkg --get-selections | grep -e install -e hold | grep -v deinstall pkgs and on the 'destination' machine do dpkg --set-selections pkgs apt-get dselect-upgrade kamaraju -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing/Updating debian on a machine with no internet access
Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote: Hi all, I have recently switched over to Debian/Sarge from Redhat 9.0. This is at my home where my pc has an internet connection. I had downloaded the first few iso images using jigdo, installed from them, then over the past few months, installed/upgraded several packages using apt-get. I want to do the same at my office pc which currently runs Redhat 9.0. However we do not have internet access at office, so I am uncertain as to the best way to install debian at office. I have at home all the packages apt-get ever downloaded. I think there would be some simple solution to this, but could not find any. Firstly, is there any way to build a list of packages installed on my machine at home which includes the source from which the package was installed? I think at home dpkg --get-selections at work having done basic install dpkg --set-selections apt-get dselect-upgrade Second, is there a way by which I can add a directory of .deb files to the apt sources.list? Is mirroring debian-security an option? man debmirror for how. You can make your own archive, see dpkg-scanpackages. If you have _exactly_ the same software home and work, then probably you need the same fixes. CD-RW and USB drives are handy ways to transport stuff. I have a 40 Gb laptop drive in a USB2 enclosure. On a USB2 interface I get 20 Mbytes/sec which seems fairly reasonable for a backup device. Disk fits shirt pocket. If these two things can be done, I think my problem would be solved. Has anyone else faced a similar problem? Please let me know. I guess that if you don't have Internet access at work, security updates aren't that important. Not that you should ignore them, but the need is less pressing than if you were regularly getting stuff from the 'net. Also, browse www.debian.org - many of your questions are answered there. -- Cheers John -- spambait [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tourist pics http://portgeographe.environmentaldisasters.cds.merseine.nu/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
