> But then again, galeon needs a couple of libraries. > > There is no point downloading the whole pool. It includes a couple of gigs > of packages (10? 15? 20?): It holds packages for all the debian branches. > It also holds all the sources. > > Why do you want to download the debs? Do you know exactly which ones you > need?
Personally I like to have a CD I can take to a friend's house and install a "complete" system from, without going on the net (because they may, or probably, don't have a connection, not to mention a fast one). This is one reason I have not tried Debian yet. Back to Gentoo. Because of all the talk about it here, I decided to play with it myself. For example, in Gentoo you can type 'emerge -f <package>' and it will (f)etch (download) the package and necessary dependencies. Later you can (compile and) install then when you're off the net. In fact, (I think) you can then burn the local, now populated, package directory to a CD and mount and use it for other installs. Now, I know almost nothing about Debian, but I would expect apt to have similar functionality. Anyone?... -Cedar ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
