On 18/05/12 10:00, James Tait wrote: > 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 >
Ok thanks as netbooks don't have cd devices, i can still create an iso image, if I then use unetbootin i take it then i can copy the files on the image correctly to a usb stick. and then do the rest by mounting the volume as a usb stick Paul -- -- http://www.zleap.net http://www.ubuntu.com skype : psutton111 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-sutton/36/595/911 -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
