Problem upgrading an offline computer

Goh Lip g.lip at gmx.com
Thu Feb 10 02:19:49 UTC 2011


On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:57:49 +0800, MR ZenWiz <mrzenwiz at gmail.com> wrote:

> I went back and re-read the whole thread - you didn't say that before.
> You specified that all external packages and ppas would have to be
> manually removed/disabled.  I have not seen a need to remove external
> packages and commented on your stated necessity of removing ppas.  I
> thought you then agreed with that.
> BTW, I always update while connected and avoid upgrades wherever
> possible, so perhaps my concerns/issues just don't apply.


On Wed, 09 Feb 2011, Mariano Jara <marianojara at afip.gov.ar> wrote:

> This is an off-line machine at work, I'm behind a proxy server, so I've
> only got access to intranet and a few .gov sites.

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