Ramnarayan: The packages are the .deb files that were downloaded fro the internet. AptOnCD just restores the same files. Synaptic or spkg should be able to find the version difference.
Manish: I created the iso file. I just hope my friend has no problems. On 9/28/08, Ramnarayan. K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 4:12 PM, Manish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> You can create a repository on a CD using AptOnCD. Its even signed, so >> he should not face any problems. >> >> ok , some days back i created an AptonCD - and it seems to > includeeverything i had downloaded through apt / synaptic till then, but > there is something i could not figure out. > > After making the AptonCD and then using apton to "restore" the packages it > "presumably" copies packages to the appropriate directory - but how does > synaptic know that the latest (or whatever version) of packages are present > and show it in Synaptic. > > I took the long route - after using the restore option i opened synaptic and > "reloaded" the packages on live internet and once it should the updates > "killed" the internet connection and then installed the packages - and the > installations went well - no noise from synaptic. > > But therein lies the problem so how does one work with aptoncd's without the > internet - > would love to get the answer to that > > ram > -- ubuntu-in mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
