Update with USB?

Nils Kassube kassube at gmx.net
Sat Mar 19 22:23:39 UTC 2016


Grizzly wrote:
> I have a few Ubuntu PC's (2 x Desktop, 2 x Laptop & 1 x Netbook) all
> runing Trusty LTS (various states of upgrade/update) I would like to
> download the latest ISO then use that to do the upgrades/updates,
> especially with Xenial Xerus due out soon
> 
> My BroadBand is slow (650k ish) so doing them all
> 
> sudo apt-get update -y  && sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade
> And
> sudo do-release-upgrade
> 
> is a PITA
> 
> So can it work from LIVE USB

I don't know about that approach via a Live USB image, but if your PCs 
are connected via your LAN, I would suggest you take a look at 
<http://www.tecmint.com/apt-cache-server-in-ubuntu/>.


Nils





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