[Bug 572776] Re: Ubuntu should provide update packages for download and use for offline users

2010-12-17 Thread shankao
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[Bug 572776] Re: Ubuntu should provide update packages for download and use for offline users

2010-12-17 Thread Usama Akkad
I've discussed this issue in #ubuntu-devel many times and no one said it should be in brainstorm. it still an important issue -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/572776 Title: Ubuntu

[Bug 572776] Re: Ubuntu should provide update packages for download and use for offline users

2010-11-15 Thread Fabio Marconi
** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New = Invalid ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: Invalid = New -- Ubuntu should provide update packages for download and use for offline users https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/572776 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 572776] Re: Ubuntu should provide update packages for download and use for offline users

2010-05-16 Thread ceg
You searched the wiki for offline update? -- Ubuntu should provide update packages for download and use for offline users https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/572776 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 572776] Re: Ubuntu should provide update packages for download and use for offline users

2010-05-11 Thread Dan Trevino
I suggest you check Keryx. Its been made specifically to solve the offline issue. http://keryxproject.org/ https://launchpad.net/keryx/+download -- Ubuntu should provide update packages for download and use for offline users https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/572776 You received this bug

[Bug 572776] Re: Ubuntu should provide update packages for download and use for offline users

2010-05-03 Thread Nicolas Valcárcel
For step 2. we need to find a way to ship the repositories Packages.gz/Sources.gz/* in a file format the software center can read it (i.e. a tar.gz of those files) that the user can use in step 3 to update his apt information. On step 4. it needs to be a self-compiled multi-platform script (or

[Bug 572776] Re: Ubuntu should provide update packages for download and use for offline users

2010-05-03 Thread Emmet Hikory
I believe aptoncd was written for this specific purpose. I would not be surprised if some hinting was required to make this work cleanly with software centre, but it oughtn't require the development of new technology. -- Ubuntu should provide update packages for download and use for offline

[Bug 572776] Re: Ubuntu should provide update packages for download and use for offline users

2010-05-03 Thread Usama Akkad
** Description changed: Hi, offline users should be able to download an update package from Ubuntu website to update the software list - in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ + in + /var/lib/apt/lists/ and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ then they can run synaptic and chose mark all updates and what

[Bug 572776] Re: Ubuntu should provide update packages for download and use for offline users

2010-05-03 Thread Usama Akkad
@Nicolas Valcárcel I've created a ditailed wiki page about that please look here https://wiki.ubuntu.com/damascene/offline%20update#Should%20it%20be%20a%20script @Emmet Hikory please look here https://wiki.ubuntu.com/damascene/offline%20update#Alternative I've collected many informations here:

[Bug 572776] Re: Ubuntu should provide update packages for download and use for offline users

2010-05-03 Thread Robert Collins
I'm not entirely clear on what you mean here. Do you mean a GUI for configuring apt-mirror (or similar) so and writing the result to a cd ? -- Ubuntu should provide update packages for download and use for offline users https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/572776 You received this bug notification

[Bug 572776] Re: Ubuntu should provide update packages for download and use for offline users

2010-05-03 Thread Usama Akkad
ok, . 1. a user want to update his system, he have no internet connection. 2. the user go to ubuntu website and update download a deb file, double click on it ,install it. now the folder /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ has a new list of available packages 3. the user run synaptic, select what ever

[Bug 572776] Re: Ubuntu should provide update packages for download and use for offline users

2010-04-30 Thread arand
whoops, wrong bug, sorry for noise. ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New = Invalid ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: Invalid = New -- Ubuntu should provide update packages for download and use for offline users https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/572776 You received this bug notification