OK. Only reason I mentioned it is that a few weeks ago, I reinstalled Lenny on my server, and noticed that the whole Debian shebang can be downloaded as 5 DVD images. That would provide the entire Debian repository on disk. A thought for the future: download the packages/tarballs/etc you need, put them all on CD/DVD, keep handy? Another thought: make an image of your system partition, put it on CD/DVD, install any basic Linux distro on a rump partition at the end of the drive, boot from that, then restore the image to the main partition? A question: Why no net access for the laptop? Can't borrow your friend's connection? alex stone wrote: > David, already done that. It's the apps that aren't on the disk, or for > which updated versions offer functions i use often, is the reason i ask > the question. > > Alex. > > On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 10:29 AM, david wrote: > > - Show quoted text - > alex stone wrote: > > A quick question. > > > > I'm on the road at the moment, and i've had to deal with a broken > > laptop. (Which is now fixed, and i'm typing this on a colleague's > computer.) > > My problem is i have no net access for the laptop, so i'm > reinstalling > > everything with a constant transfer process with an install disk, > and a > > usb stick. (And i should say here i've installed Debian Lenny > ppc, which > > worked out of the box with no problems. Thanks to the debian team!) > > > > My colleagues computer is Windows, so i don't want to install > anything > > on it, for fear of messing it up, or introducing, however > unwittingly a > > virus, or bug of some sort. > > > > Is it possible to simply download (Save as..., for instance) from > an up > > to date cvs or svn build, to an isolated download file, then transfer > > the files to my usb stick, without using CVS or SVN to do so? > > I've got most things re-installed, but a couple of apps, and updates > > that have been highly useful for me, are only available at the > > moment through CVS, SVN, or Git. > > Hmmm, maybe use your friend's Windows 'puter to download a live CD/DVD > version of your Linux distro, boot your laptop from it, then install? -- David gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx authenticity, honesty, community _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
