Neil Greenwood wrote: > On 20/12/06, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Alan Pope wrote: >> > 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 > > There's a project called APTonCD, that does exactly what you want. > Try looking at > http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2006/11/aptoncd-create-backup-of-all-packages.html > for an introduction. > > I haven't used the project, just spotted it and stored a link...
Well spotted, Thanks! -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
