Edgy->Feisty: option to download everything in advance?

Adam Funk a24061 at ducksburg.com
Tue Apr 24 14:28:20 UTC 2007


On 2007-04-24, Matthew Flaschen wrote:

>> (I really like the option in the update manager to download packages
>> automatically overnight, then present them to me to confirm.)
>> 
>> Is there any straightforward way to get my Edgy computer to download
>> all the Feisty upgrade packages overnight in advance, to save time in
>> the interactive upgrading process?
>
> apt-mirror (http://www.interparse.com/debianmirror/index.html)?

Interesting, but I'm not sure I'd call it straightforward.  It would
take quite a few upgrades to make up for the time spent setting up the
mirror and (for me, I reckon) getting it to work properly.





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