On Dec 19, 2006 at 12:21, alan c praised the llamas by saying: > I have just discovered that /var/cache/apt/archives seems to contain > all the installed updates since original install. Is this a correct > belief please? > > I do not want to clear this, not just now, anyway - I am very > interested in using this archive to create a CD from time to time in > order to allow me to install and update PCs of several friends who > have only a very slow dialup internet connection. If I can do this it > will be important for me (and them).
Check out apt-move, apt-zip and debmirror which may provide you with some suitable tools to make your job easier. Once you have all your files you want, you might be interested in apt-get autoclean and apt-get clean. Check the man page to see what they do and the difference between them. > > Thoughts rushing on - I guess that if they have apps installed which I > do not have, the relevant updates will not be found on my machine (?) > If so this is a minor issue for me. > > Am I on the right lines here? -- David Pashley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
