[ubuntu-in] Packages + Dependices

[Fabian Enos]

Ramnarayan: The packages are the .deb files that were downloaded fro
the internet. AptOnCD just restores the same files. Synaptic or spkg
should be able to find the version difference.

Manish: I created the iso file. I just hope my friend has no problems.

On 9/28/08, Ramnarayan. K <ramnarayan.k at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 4:12 PM, Manish <manishsinha.tech at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> You can create a repository on a CD using AptOnCD. Its even signed, so
>> he should not face any problems.
>>
>> ok , some days back i created an AptonCD - and it seems to
> includeeverything i had downloaded through apt / synaptic till then, but
> there is something i could not figure out.
>
> After making the AptonCD and then using apton to "restore" the packages it
> "presumably" copies packages to the appropriate directory - but how does
> synaptic know that the latest (or whatever version) of packages are present
> and show it in Synaptic.
>
> I took the long route - after using the restore option i opened synaptic and
> "reloaded" the packages on live internet and once it should the updates
> "killed" the internet connection and then installed the packages - and the
> installations went well - no noise from synaptic.
>
> But therein lies the problem so how does one work with aptoncd's without the
> internet -
> would love to get the answer to that
>
> ram
>