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Re: [SLE] APT difficulties
- From: Richard Bos <radoeka@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 09:49:30 +0200
- Message-id: <200404040949.30465.radoeka@xxxxxxxxx>
Op zondag 4 april 2004 02:53, schreef C Hamel:
> > The sources are in /var/cache/apt/archives
> > You can backup these rpms to cd/dvd and put them back into this folder
> > on subsequent reinstalls, it saves a hell of a lot of downloads.
>
> That is good to know. ...And for one last item --I hope-- it seems that
> the DVD doesn't want to add (using apt-cdrom & switches) so I guess that
> means that if base pkgs are required they'll be downloaded...?
No won't be downloaded again. Apt will discover them in the directory and use
those. You can't use apt-cdrom to add the dvd as the dvd does not provide
apt's metadatabase (similar tot the ones in /var/state/apt/lists)
--
Richard Bos
Without a home the journey is endless
> > The sources are in /var/cache/apt/archives
> > You can backup these rpms to cd/dvd and put them back into this folder
> > on subsequent reinstalls, it saves a hell of a lot of downloads.
>
> That is good to know. ...And for one last item --I hope-- it seems that
> the DVD doesn't want to add (using apt-cdrom & switches) so I guess that
> means that if base pkgs are required they'll be downloaded...?
No won't be downloaded again. Apt will discover them in the directory and use
those. You can't use apt-cdrom to add the dvd as the dvd does not provide
apt's metadatabase (similar tot the ones in /var/state/apt/lists)
--
Richard Bos
Without a home the journey is endless
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