On Thu, Dec 30, 1999 at 03:18:27AM +0000, Mark Brown wrote: > On Wed, Dec 29, 1999 at 08:06:39PM -0700, Robert L. Harris wrote: > > > and 15hrs per box. Since the -d downloads, can I take the files being > > downloaded for box1, tar them up, copy and untar to box[234] and then > > just "apt-get install" from the single downloads? I'd hate to spend > > Yes - you want to copy the contents of /var/cache/apt/archives about.
Also the contents of /var/state/apt/lists (the Packages files). For installing those copied from another box, the -d wouldn't be used, of course. Bob -- Bob Nielsen, W6SWE (RN2) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tucson, AZ DM42nh QRP-L #1985 http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen
