2008/12/10 Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Try apt-get update -d
>
> The -d switch means that it just downloads updates but doesn't install
> them. That way you can say download a few updates and then if she turns
> the PC off you can just start it again. I'm sure there's a more elegant
> way of
2008/12/10 Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Stephen Garton wrote:
>> Afternoon All,
>>
>> I look after my mother in laws's ubuntu box - currently running hardy.
>> She only has a 512 broadband connection, and a full upgrade needs to
>> download ~1.8GB of packages.
Can you download the Alternative
Stephen Garton wrote:
> Afternoon All,
>
> I look after my mother in laws's ubuntu box - currently running hardy.
> She only has a 512 broadband connection, and a full upgrade needs to
> download ~1.8GB of packages.
>
> I have ssh access to the machine, when it is turned on. What I would
> like t
2008/12/10 Dan Attwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> My advice would be don't upgrade and take advantage fo the long term
> support.
>
> Unless there is some new feature that she really needs or other show
> stopper.
Ah, I took an upgrade to mean an apt-get upgrade, rather than a
version upgrade. The dow
My advice would be don't upgrade and take advantage fo the long term
support.
Unless there is some new feature that she really needs or other show
stopper.
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2008/12/10 Stephen Garton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Afternoon All,
>
> I look after my mother in laws's ubuntu box - currently running hardy.
> She only has a 512 broadband connection, and a full upgrade needs to
> download ~1.8GB of packages.
[snip]
You can do this to just download the packages to i
Afternoon All,
I look after my mother in laws's ubuntu box - currently running hardy.
She only has a 512 broadband connection, and a full upgrade needs to
download ~1.8GB of packages.
I have ssh access to the machine, when it is turned on. What I would
like to do is log on when I know the machine
