On Thursday 14 June 2001 03:05, Tony Middleton wrote: > > On Wednesday 13 June 2001 07:50, Glenn Alexander wrote: > > Where do I go to get HURD deb packages. I'm on a PPP line so apt-get from > > HURD is not an option nor is a CD ISO. I can't find anything that looks > > remotely useful on Debian ftp. Am I looking in the wrong places? > > > I use a machine which is dual boot linux & hurd. The instructions at > /usr/share/doc/apt/offline.html show how you can use apt to download hurd > packages from the normal mirrors while using ppp under linux. > > Regards, Tony Middleton.
Thanx. All the helps I was finding were from pre-pool times. I did manage to use the Apt man pages to work out how to trick apt into updating the HURD partition (I used the -d option (don't install) as I am not quite sure enough about what is going on to trust my hacked cross-upgrade with my work partition - I'll check the mentioned docs RSN). I dpkg went fine from HURD and I am now up to date and getting ready to try installing X11 (maybe on Sunday when access rates are cheaper). I'm mucking about with Celestia under Linux today for my home-brew space-ship simulator made from scrap steel. Maybe I can comiple it for HURD in a few weeks, libs willing. We'll see. Bye, Glenn -------------------------------------------------------- Glenn Alexander - The man with no surname and a silly hat. (B.Teach, B.Ed Major IT Education, University of Wollongong Australia) (Now avaliable in China!) http://members.ozemail.com.au/~glenalec I use GNU/LINUX: http://www.linux.org from Debian: http://www.debian.org and KDE : http://www.kde.org
