Hello there I have managed to downlload an image of the SuSE 8.1 tree on a (large-ish ;-) hard disk. I would like to be able to use this to upgrade my 8.0 system. However, this is on a separate machine, one that I can't easily ftp to. What I'd like to do, if possible, is to split up the downloaded tree into multiple CD directories, and then burn them onto CDs like the original distribution. I guess that the main thing to do would be to create the set of files that tell YAST what package is on what CD, for instance. Can you give me any further pointers as to how I'd go about this? Thanks Jon Nicoll [apologies for company disclaimer below] This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. You must not disclose, copy or rely on any part of this correspondence if you are not the intended recipient. If you have received this email in error, please delete it from your system and notify the System Administrator at Thales e-Security +44 (0)1844 201800 or mail postmaster@thales-esecurity.com
On Thursday 06 March 2003 10:10 am, Nicoll, Jon wrote:
Unfortunately, SuSE intentionally makes this "difficult" [otherwise they feel they would be standing in line behind Mandrake, I guess...] and it is understandable as to why they might do this ["free-as-in" arguments aside, it takes real $$$ to accomplish what SuSE and others are doing. Human nature has proven itself as "selfish" in that if you put something on a table that costs you money to provide, and place a sign there that says, "free, take ONE", people will take as many as they can carry... (and when that's gone, some people would even take the sign!)] Do you have enough space on the target system to hold the complete installation tree? [note also: unless you REALLY want them, I think CD #5, and possibly #4 isn't needed as this is the "source" CD, so that cuts out quite a few megabytes of stuff right off the top] If you do have enough space, consider using something like tar to create a [multi-volume] archive of the installation files, and then "untar" them on the target machine and do an update "from a local directory" (the "multi-volume" bit lets you copy these to multiple CD's -- they won't be "directly" usable like a standard SuSE cd set would be, but as I said, if you can load the install tree on the target system, that should suffice...) -- Yet another Blog: http://osnut.homelinux.net
Nicoll, Jon wrote:
Excuse me for asking but I'm curious: is the time and effort required on your part to achieve this really worth so little as to make this approach more attractive than going out and buying or ordering the distribution CD's at EUR43 for the upgrade package? Still, with a surname like that you've maybe got some Scottish blood in the family tree somewhere :-) Martin Drake Luxembourg
On Thursday 06 March 2003 10:10 am, Nicoll, Jon wrote:
Unfortunately, SuSE intentionally makes this "difficult" [otherwise they feel they would be standing in line behind Mandrake, I guess...] and it is understandable as to why they might do this ["free-as-in" arguments aside, it takes real $$$ to accomplish what SuSE and others are doing. Human nature has proven itself as "selfish" in that if you put something on a table that costs you money to provide, and place a sign there that says, "free, take ONE", people will take as many as they can carry... (and when that's gone, some people would even take the sign!)] Do you have enough space on the target system to hold the complete installation tree? [note also: unless you REALLY want them, I think CD #5, and possibly #4 isn't needed as this is the "source" CD, so that cuts out quite a few megabytes of stuff right off the top] If you do have enough space, consider using something like tar to create a [multi-volume] archive of the installation files, and then "untar" them on the target machine and do an update "from a local directory" (the "multi-volume" bit lets you copy these to multiple CD's -- they won't be "directly" usable like a standard SuSE cd set would be, but as I said, if you can load the install tree on the target system, that should suffice...) -- Yet another Blog: http://osnut.homelinux.net
Nicoll, Jon wrote:
Excuse me for asking but I'm curious: is the time and effort required on your part to achieve this really worth so little as to make this approach more attractive than going out and buying or ordering the distribution CD's at EUR43 for the upgrade package? Still, with a surname like that you've maybe got some Scottish blood in the family tree somewhere :-) Martin Drake Luxembourg
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