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is to use APT to generate a list of packages that are required and then fetch
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them onto the disc using another machine with good connectivity. It is
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even possible to use another Debian machine with APT or to use a completely
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-different OS and a download tool like wget.
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+different OS and a download tool like wget. Let <em>remote host</em> mean the
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+machine downloading the packages, and <em>target host</em> the one with bad or
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+no connection.
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<p>
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This is achieved by creatively manipulating the APT configuration file. The
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@@ -87,9 +89,9 @@ download. The disk directory structure should look like:
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The configuration file should tell APT to store its files on the disc and
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to use the configuration files on the disc as well. The sources.list should
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contain the proper sites that you wish to use from the remote machine, and
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-the status file should be a copy of <em>/var/lib/dpkg/status</em>. Please note,
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-if you are using a local archive you must use copy URIs, the syntax is identical
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-to file URIs.
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+the status file should be a copy of <em>/var/lib/dpkg/status</em> from the
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+<em>target host</em>. Please note, if you are using a local archive you must use
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+copy URIs, the syntax is identical to file URIs.
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<p>
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<em>apt.conf</em> must contain the necessary information to make APT use the
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APT
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{
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/* This is not necessary if the two machines are the same arch, it tells
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- the remote APT what architecture the Debian machine is */
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+ the remote APT what architecture the target machine is */
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Architecture "i386";
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Get::Download-Only "true";
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@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ More details can be seen by examining the apt.conf man page and the sample
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configuration file in <em>/usr/share/doc/apt/examples/apt.conf</em>.
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<p>
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-On the remote Debian machine the first thing to do is mount the disc and copy
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+On the target machine the first thing to do is mount the disc and copy
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<em>/var/lib/dpkg/status</em> to it. You will also need to create the directories
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outlined in the Overview, <em>archives/partial/</em> and <em>lists/partial/</em>
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Then take the disc to the remote machine and configure the sources.list.
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# apt-get update
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[ APT fetches the package files ]
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# apt-get dist-upgrade
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- [ APT fetches all the packages needed to upgrade your machine ]
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+ [ APT fetches all the packages needed to upgrade the target machine ]
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</example>
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The dist-upgrade command can be replaced with any-other standard APT commands,
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@@ -146,7 +148,7 @@ selections back to the local computer.
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<p>
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Now the disc contains all of the index files and archives needed to upgrade
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-the Debian machine. Take the disc back and run:
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+the target machine. Take the disc back and run:
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<example>
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# export APT_CONFIG="/disc/apt.conf"
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Luca Bruno