Re: apt-get on linux / download on NT

1999-07-20 Thread Carl Fink
In linux.debian.user, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I could put all the neede packages on a zip-disk. Both win and debian can read and write on that zip-disk, but the netconnection is now only with win95. Why not just manually download the needed files (using Lynx or whatever) and just use dpkg to

Re: apt-get on linux / download on NT

1999-07-20 Thread egm2
I believe there's a APT Offline Howto that is just what your looking for. I can't seem to find it since my recent update that moved documentation all over kingdom come. Search in the debian docs on apt... On 19 Jul, Joel Gautschi wrote: | I want to do the following thing: | I have a

apt-get on linux / download on NT

1999-07-19 Thread Joel Gautschi
I want to do the following thing: I have a debian (slink) pc at home. Sometimes I want to update some packages or even the whole system - f.e. to a later debian dist. the problem is that I don't have a static connection to the internet (or sth like that) at home. My connection isn't fast enough if

Re: apt-get on linux / download on NT

1999-07-19 Thread virtanen
On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Joel Gautschi wrote: I want to do the following thing: I have a debian (slink) pc at home. Sometimes I want to update some packages or even the whole system - f.e. to a later debian dist. the problem is that I don't have a static connection to the internet (or sth like

Re: apt-get on linux / download on NT

1999-07-19 Thread Decklin Foster
On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Joel Gautschi wrote: I have a debian (slink) pc at home. Sometimes I want to update some packages or even the whole system - f.e. to a later debian dist. the problem is that I don't have a static connection to the internet (or sth like that) at home. My connection

Re: apt-get on linux / download on NT

1999-07-19 Thread Jason Gunthorpe
On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Decklin Foster wrote: Looks a little tricky, but doable. What you'll need to do is copy files from a Debian FTP mirror on to your Zip disk or other media, and Or you could read the 'offline usage guide' included in the later APTs (http://www.debian.org/~jgg/apt) Jason

Re: apt-get on linux / download on NT

1999-07-19 Thread Mark Wright
: apt-get on linux / download on NT On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Joel Gautschi wrote: I want to do the following thing: I have a debian (slink) pc at home. Sometimes I want to update some packages or even the whole system - f.e. to a later debian dist. the problem is that I don't have a static