Copying Dapper by network

[Karl Goetz]

Brian Astill wrote:
> On Friday 11 August 2006 23:24, Benjamin Zeller wrote:
>> On Friday 11 August 2006 15:45, Melissa Draper wrote:
>>> Brian Astill wrote:
>>>> Please comfort me in my hour of need.  :-)
>>>>
>>>> I have two systems, networked together.
>>>> One has Dapper, the other Hoary.
>>>> I can link them using Gftp (and SSH2)
>>>>
>>>> Could I just copy all my Dapper files over the Hoary files
>>>> and thereby re-create my Dapper (system 1)  to System 2?

in theory yes, but in reality no, its not worth the effort.

> <snip>
>> I'd suggest a reinstall. dist-upgrade from hoary to dapper
>> might not be a lot of fun ;-)
> 
hoary-> edgy was "fun", but not what i recommend for 'average users' :)

> Precisely.  It would also use a LARGE quantity of bandwidth - 
> bandwidth I have already expended on my "customised" Dapper on 
> System1, when I dist-upgraded from Hoary->Breezy->Dapper and 
> added further apps I wanted/needed, plus further app & kernel 
> upgrades since.

If you have every deb you need you could dist-upgrade from hdd, but i 
doubt your cache will be complete enough (even with teh cd)

> 
> I do have a Dapper install disk.  Maybe I could erase Hoary, 
> install Dapper and ...  how could I upgrade that older version of 
> Dapper on System 2 to the up-to-date one on System 1, using my 
> network?
> 
install dapper -> copy over the debs from system1's apt cache, -> 
apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade (has to be internet connected), 
and it should find all teh debs you already have and need to download 0kbs.

if you want to clone your package selections off system 1 to system 2 
that can be done as well.
kk

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Karl Goetz
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