hamm to slink upgrade via atp question

1999-02-19 Thread Mark Wagnon
Hi all, I've decided to try to upgrade to slink. My question is that according to apt. it's going to take 8+ hours to ftp all the files. I can't have my phone tied up that long. How can I download the files during shorter times? If I close the connection, will apt just start where it left off? I

Re: hamm to slink upgrade via atp question

1999-02-19 Thread Peter Berlau
On Thu, Feb 18, 1999 at 09:00:48PM -0800, Mark Wagnon wrote: Hi all, [..] my phone tied up that long. How can I download the files during shorter times? If I close the connection, will apt just start where it left off? Yes, if You use the apt-get update ; apt-get dist-upgrade method apt-get

Re: hamm to slink upgrade via atp question

1999-02-19 Thread servis
*- On 18 Feb, Mark Wagnon wrote about hamm to slink upgrade via atp question Hi all, I've decided to try to upgrade to slink. My question is that according to apt. it's going to take 8+ hours to ftp all the files. I can't have my phone tied up that long. How can I download the files during

Re: hamm to slink upgrade via atp question

1999-02-19 Thread Mark Wagnon
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can upgrade small chunks at a time by using deselect to put sections on hold. First start by putting everything on hold by putting the cursor over the --- Updated packages (newer version is available) --- line and hit the equal key(=). Then select the

Re: hamm to slink upgrade via atp question

1999-02-19 Thread Mark Wagnon
Peter Berlau wrote: Yes, if You use the apt-get update ; apt-get dist-upgrade method apt-get will continue where it is broken, no prloblems here (afaik) :-) That seems to be the case here. I decided to try it out. I shut down ppp and ctrl-c'd apt. I then restarted ppp and restarted apt-get