On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 17:16, Nikos Chantziaras <rea...@arcor.de> wrote: > On 08/12/2011 12:58 PM, dhk wrote: >> >> I have a Gentoo Box that is a standalone with no internet access. Is >> there a way I can update it by using my laptop? >> >> It would be nice to be able to sync a copy of my world list on my laptop >> without clobbering my laptop's world list. Then do a fetch for the >> standalone world and when on the console pf the standalone do the update >> to the fetched packages on the laptop. The idea is not to have the >> laptop as an image of the standalone, but as a server to sync to while >> keeping the laptop's world separate. > > Er, can't you just give the box Internet access by using the laptop's > connection? >
Agree with Nikos. Another (ultra-roundabout) way: * Get portage-latest.tar.xz * Untar to your standalone system * emerge -puf @world * Get the files on an Internet-connected system * Put the files on the standalone's portage DISTDIR * emerge -au @world DISCLAIMER: Not tested :-) Rgds, -- FdS Pandu E Poluan ~ IT Optimizer ~ • Blog : http://pepoluan.tumblr.com • Linked-In : http://id.linkedin.com/in/pepoluan
