On 18 Oct 2002, Dexter Graphic wrote: > I want to apply any system security updates that have come out since > Woody was released in July. The problem is downloading 28 MB on my > 28.8 kbs connection. > ( 28 MB * 1024 KB/MB * 8 kb/KB ) / ( 28.8 kb/s * 360 s/h ) = 22 hours
borrow a faster connection, take the list of packages from apt-get upgrade -u mail it to a friend with a CD-burner and a fast connection.... give her some token of your gratitude collect cd take home, upgrade voila! //this recipe gpl'd > > Did I figure this right? It seems awfully long? I would have estimated > 10 hours based on experience with smaller downloads. > > Either way, it's way longer than I want to be downloading anything. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Eug-LUG mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug > -- http://www.efn.org/~laprice ( Community, Cooperation, Consensus http://www.opn.org ( Openness to serendipity, make mistakes http://www.efn.org/~laprice/poems ( but learn from them.(carpe fructus ludi) _______________________________________________ Eug-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
