Re: How to apply updates to a system with no Internet access?

2012-06-05 Thread James Wilkinson
Fulko Hew wrote: Just because there is no internet access, doesn't mean there isn't network access, and sometimes you need need to update to newer stuff when you change/update your own applications. True, but you should actually think and make a reasoned decision. Updates can cause problems,

Re: How to apply updates to a system with no Internet access?

2012-06-01 Thread James Wilkinson
Is there any way to download all the required updates (on a machine that has Internet access, obviously) and save these downloads for the creation of the local repository you speak of? Let me clarify. The target system (with no Internet access) is in a customer site. The development

Re: How to apply updates to a system with no Internet access?

2012-06-01 Thread Peter Butler
James - thanks for the info. Much appreciated. In answer to your question, the reason for the upgrade on the 'stand-alone' machine is mostly so as to have the latest kernel (3.3.7 as opposed to 3.10) as there are a lot of SCTP fixes with regards to this (still) changing piece of code. --

Re: How to apply updates to a system with no Internet access?

2012-06-01 Thread Fulko Hew
On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 3:41 PM, James Wilkinson fed...@aprilcottage.co.ukwrote: ... snip ... Might I ask, though: if the target computer has no Internet connectivity, why do you want to update it? ... snip ... Just because there is no internet access, doesn't mean there isn't network

Re: How to apply updates to a system with no Internet access?

2012-05-31 Thread Jens Neu
On 31.05.2012 17:24, Peter Butler wrote: How would one go about applying FC16 updates to a system with no Internet access? what i would do: - install mrepo - grab .iso of Fedora - create local .repo for FC16 - create local updates.repo and point to directory on harddisk - download updates

Re: How to apply updates to a system with no Internet access?

2012-05-31 Thread Richard Shaw
On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 10:24 AM, Peter Butler pbut...@pt.com wrote: How would one go about applying FC16 updates to a system with no Internet access? The system will be freshly installed via DVD, and then requires all the associated updates.  Is there any way to download the updates on

Re: How to apply updates to a system with no Internet access?

2012-05-31 Thread Richard Shaw
On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Jens Neu j...@zeeroos.de wrote: On 31.05.2012 17:24, Peter Butler wrote: How would one go about applying FC16 updates to a system with no Internet access? what i would do: - install mrepo IMHO, Looking at the description of mrepo, it's overkill for his

Re: How to apply updates to a system with no Internet access?

2012-05-31 Thread Peter Butler
Jens, RIchard Thanks for the info - much appreciated. Is there any way to download all the required updates (on a machine that has Internet access, obviously) and save these downloads for the creation of the local repository you speak of? Let me clarify. The target system (with no Internet

Re: How to apply updates to a system with no Internet access?

2012-05-31 Thread Richard Shaw
On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Peter Butler pbut...@pt.com wrote: Jens, RIchard Thanks for the info - much appreciated. Is there any way to download all the required updates (on a machine that has Internet access, obviously) and save these downloads for the creation of the local

Re: How to apply updates to a system with no Internet access?

2012-05-31 Thread Peter Butler
Thanks Richard. I will look into that option and let you know how it works out (and obviously, get back to you if I hit a hurdle along the way). -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options:

Re: How to apply updates to a system with no Internet access?

2012-05-31 Thread Jens Neu
IMHO, Looking at the description of mrepo, it's overkill for his particular situation. leaving aside the reading necessary to come up do speed with mrepo, createrepo and such (wich I would recommend anyway if someone deals with the situation of maintaining a setup alike...), the setup takes

Re: How to apply updates to a system with no Internet access?

2012-05-31 Thread Sam Varshavchik
Peter Butler writes: How would one go about applying FC16 updates to a system with no Internet access? The system will be freshly installed via DVD, and then requires all the associated updates. Is there any way to download the updates on another machine (that has Internet access), copy them

Re: How to apply updates to a system with no Internet access?

2012-05-31 Thread Peter Butler
Thanks Sam - I will give that method a spin. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: