On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 03:59:04AM -0800, Nunya wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 11:40:45AM +, Colin Watson wrote:
> > Use dpkg-scanpackages to update the Packages file (and remember to gzip
> > it, so you've got Packages.gz).
>
> When you say "update" the Packages, are you implying that you c
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 11:40:45AM +, Colin Watson wrote:
> Use dpkg-scanpackages to update the Packages file (and remember to gzip
> it, so you've got Packages.gz).
When you say "update" the Packages, are you implying that you can do an
incremental update of an existing Packages file?
I use
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 01:44:02AM -0700, Lucas Albers wrote:
> Is their any fundamental reason why apt-get could not use rsync in
> addition to it's current method?
> This should be inherently faster.??
It would impose too much load on the servers; rsync is a bit of a pain
that way. It's been pro
I had some general questions about debian.
Is their any fundamental reason why apt-get could not use rsync in
addition to it's current method?
This should be inherently faster.??
Creating iso image from jigdo-file.
Assume I want to add in some additional packages onto my stable install cd.
Just do
Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> When I find that I'm out of space, here's what I usually do.
>
> Instead of using dselect, I use apt-get. It generally wants to pull
> fewer packages down. If it all fits, great. After they install, I
> "sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb" to free up dis
On 14-Mar-2002 Paul F. Pearson wrote:
> 1) when using Dselect, I sometimes select packages, and find
> out that I don't have the space to actually install them. How
> can I "unselect all"?
When I find that I'm out of space, here's what I usually do.
Instead of using dselect, I use apt-get. It ge
On Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 06:54:49PM -0600, Paul F. Pearson wrote:
> 1) when using Dselect, I sometimes select packages, and find out that I
> don't have the space to actually install them. How can I "unselelect all"?
You can unselect a whole section, including the one marked "Available
packages (
On 14-Mar-2002 Paul F. Pearson wrote:
> 1) when using Dselect, I sometimes select packages, and find out that I
> don't have the space to actually install them. How can I "unselelect all"?
>
> 2) I want to install Woody on my PC at home (I currently have Potato at
> home, Woody for PPC at work
On 14-Mar-2002 Paul F. Pearson wrote:
> 1) when using Dselect, I sometimes select packages, and find out that I
> don't have the space to actually install them. How can I "unselelect all"?
>
see the help. 'R' reverts the options, 'Q' forces exit, Control-C exits
without saving, 'del' is the o
Paul F. Pearson, 2002-Mar-13 18:54 -0600:
> 1) when using Dselect, I sometimes select packages, and find out that I
> don't have the space to actually install them. How can I "unselelect all"?
You don't want to unselect "all" of the packages, just the ones
you don't have the space for...right?
Paul F. Pearson, Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 06:54:49PM -0600:
> 2) I want to install Woody on my PC at home (I currently have Potato at
> home, Woody for PPC at work). My home computer's access to the net is at
> approx. 30Kb/sec - not a good option for doing an internet install. I
> don't see any is
On Wed, 2002-03-13 at 15:54, Paul F. Pearson wrote:
> 1) when using Dselect, I sometimes select packages, and find out that I
> don't have the space to actually install them. How can I "unselelect all"?
>
> 2) I want to install Woody on my PC at home (I currently have Potato at
> home, Woody fo
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I think Linuxiso.org has some Woody ISOs. I
am not sure if they are the most recent, but
I am sure you can find some at Debian Planet.
or here:
http://www.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/#testing
(==timothy==)
=
1) when using Dselect, I sometimes select packages, an
1) when using Dselect, I sometimes select packages, and find out that I
don't have the space to actually install them. How can I "unselelect all"?
2) I want to install Woody on my PC at home (I currently have Potato at
home, Woody for PPC at work). My home computer's access to the net is at
ap
1. What's the current status of deity, the replacement for Debian's dselect?
Are there any documents available that I can find out more on it? I haven't
seen anything on debian.org about it.
2. Does anyone know at this point what the upgrade to 2.0 will be like --
like, will it require a complete
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