Re: How can I update the pkg lists on a non-networked debian?

But all I want is to update my /var/lib/apt/lists/* so that I can download only pkgs that *need* to be downloaded (via apt-get -qq --print-uris install pkg) when I want to install a certain package. I guess there's no other way except downloading Packages.txts from the Debian mirror sites (eg:

How can I update the pkg lists on a non-networked debian?

Hello, I have a non-networked debian box at home and a high-bandwidth XP box at work. I want to upgrade my Debian box. apt-zip says it can upgrade a non-networked box, but you have to have an updated pkg list for this to work. My problem is doing an update. Because the box has no internet

how to update from r1 to r2 using cds

Hi guys, I've got a box with no internet connection. It has sarge r1. I've downloaded disc 1-4 of r2. Can I update the box via synaptic or do I have to edit sources.list directly? thanks. Best, -- Jed R. Mallen GPG key ID: 81E575A3 fp: 4E1E CBA5 7E6A 2F8B 8756 660A E54C 39D6 81E5 75A3 http

Re: 2 Hard Drive installed: What Next?

On 5/25/06, Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Q .What format option are a good standard ext3 or fat32 ? this second drive is for mp3, and doc's, archive emails...etc Are you going to use winduhs to access this partition? I think NTFS is better. If not, then ext3 is good enough. -- Jed R

Re: 2 Hard Drive installed: What Next?

On 5/25/06, Jed R. Mallen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/25/06, Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Q .What format option are a good standard ext3 or fat32 ? this second drive is for mp3, and doc's, archive emails...etc Are you going to use winduhs to access this partition? I think NTFS