On Sat, Jan 04, 2003 at 05:20:46PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi. I'm doing a fresh Woody installation, and I want it to include > a reasonably current set of security updates, but I also want to do > the installation offline. How can I get the security updates in CD > form? I went to http://www.debian.org/security, but I couldn't find > anything like CD images.
Options include: 1) Turn off every listening port on the machine before connecting to the internet, then use security.debian.org like normal. Protects against remote exploits outside the kernel, and is pretty easy to do for a limited number of machines. 2) Set up a private ftp/http mirror of security.debian.org and update the system from there before connecting it to the internet. Protects against all exploits to the extent that your mirror is current, and is probably easiest for a large number of machines. -- Mike Renfro / R&D Engineer, Center for Manufacturing Research, 931 372-3601 / Tennessee Technological University -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
