Alan Pope wrote: > On Tue, Dec 19, 2006 at 06:53:11PM +0000, alan c wrote: >> I am still rather failing at an early hurdle unfortunately. >> I am working on the thought that the files I need are already in >> /var/cache/apt/archives >> and after burning these to CDR I have tried to then use >> sudo apt-get -o update dir::cache=/media/cdrom0/apt/archives >> and I get a response: >> E: Option update: Configuration item specification must have an =<val>. >> >> any thoughts? > > I think the reason you are failing is because you are making an incorrect > assumption > about how apt/dpkg work. > > You don't just point apt at a bunch of debs and expect it to install them, it > doesn't > work like that. You *could* point dpkg at a directory of debs and see if it > can install > them - hoping you still have all necessary dependancies (which you probably > should). > > Apt requires a repository which consists of pools of directories sorted > alphabetically, > and other files which index those pools. The easiest way to explain it is to > go and have > a look at a repository. > > http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ > http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ > http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/ - contains all the packages > http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/dapper/ - for example contains the > indexes of > the packages in the pool. > > I would recommend you use one of the tools recommended, apt-move, apt-mirror, > debmirror > and so on.
thanks I will change direction slightly -- alan c Kubuntu user#10391 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
