-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 17/05/12 19:59, paul sutton wrote: > Am i right in thinking the idea behind aptoncd is to create a local > (say on cd or usb stick) apt repository ? that I can then point a > netbook at and have it install from there (use software sources to > point at the cd or usb stick) where the deb files etc are. or > perhaps copy the contents of the usb stick to the actual netbook > and install that way ?
It creates a repository on a CD that you can then add as a software source, or restore using APTonCD itself. It takes the package files from /var/cache/apt/archives to create the repository. The typical order of events is something like: * Install Ubuntu on machine A * Add a bunch of packages that weren't in the default installation * Use APTonCD to create a repository containing those packages * Take your CD to another Ubuntu installation You can then either: * Insert the CD and use Software Sources > Other software > Add volume OR, if APTonCD is installed on the destination machine: * Use the APTonCD restore function If you choose the first option, the packages will be installed directly from the CD and you won't get any new .deb files in /var/cache/apt/archives, while choosing the second option restores all the .deb files to /var/cache/apt/archives and installs them from there. HTH, JT - -- - ---------------------------------------+-------------------------------- James Tait, BSc | xmpp:[email protected] Programmer and Free Software advocate | Tel: +44 (0)870 490 2407 - ---------------------------------------+-------------------------------- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk+2D78ACgkQyDo4xMNTLibMogCfbX/bywhdVmGE6SCyaoEZXhBh D5sAn29APbBj002YFJpbsPKUmwM/898m =oTLp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
