[sclug] apt-get cache question

[Tim Sutton]

Hi

My Dad is visiting from South Africa, and I am sending back a copy of Kubuntu 
5.04 with hie to upgrade his mdk 9.2 box to kubuntu. On my local box I have 
done numerous updates, in particular installing koffice and scribus. I'd like 
to send the debs with him for to install these updates after performing the 
initial kubuntu install. He is on a very slow dial up connection and so I was 
hoping to let him upgrade nicely with no need for internet connection. I know 
I can simply write a script to copy all stuff from /var/cache/apt/archives 
onto his pc. But is there a  more elegant way to do it? Also, how ca I give 
hiome the apt-get update results so that he really doesnt need a net 
connection?

Many thanks

Tim

On Tuesday 28 June 2005 16:03, John Stumbles wrote:
> Tom Chance wrote:
> > On Tuesday 28 Jun 2005 13:36, you wrote:
> >>Tom Chance wrote:
> >
> > Urrr, I think you go to the Applications menu, and go to system tools,
> > and then click on "New Login", if memory serves. You'd have to ask a
> > GNOME (it's all caps by the way) user about doing it from the screen lock
> > app. Try here: http://gnomesupport.org/forums/
> >
> > Regards,
> > Tom
>
> OK thanks, I'll try that when I have a bit of time (ha!).
> I don't want naive users[1] put off logging in by getting a screenlock
> they can't switch from because someone else is running GNOME.
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> [1] SWMBO but don't say I said that :-)

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