[fgmlug] Re: Offline updates of Ubuntu
- From: Mike Cook <mikecook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: fgmlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:01:17 -0500 (EST)
http://keryxproject.org/
Another, perhaps, better way. Looks slick anyway. Also runs off a pen drive.
Also better (shorter) instructions for Synaptic method:
(plagiarized from https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingSoftware)
Here's how: Synaptic/PackageDownloadScript
Short instructions:
* Launch Synaptic on the offline computer
* Mark the packages you wish to install
* Select File->Generate package download script
* Save the script to your USB key
* Take the USB key to an online Linux computer and run the script there from
the USB key. It will download only the packages required by the offline
computer to the USB key.
* Insert the USB key into the offline computer
* Launch Synaptic and click on File->Add downloaded packages
* Select the directory on your USB key containing the downloaded *.deb files
and press Open. The packages will be installed.
-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike Cook <mikecook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Mar 7, 2010 8:07 PM
>To: "fgmlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <fgmlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [fgmlug] Offline updates of Ubuntu
>
>I mentioned this to Goose Thursday so thought I should post it to the list.
>
>This is a method of upgrading a Ubuntu system that has no Internet connection.
>It will probably be useful for the FGM warehouse until we get a Internet
>connection set up.
>
>Mike
>
>Mount a USB thumb drive.
>
>Open Synaptic.
>Click on the "Reload" button to refresh the package information to the latest
>packages.
>Click on the "Mark All Upgrades" button.
>Open the File menu in Synaptic.
>Click on "Generate Package Download Script".
>Choose a name, for example "update"
>and a location on a USB thumb drive.
>Click on the "Save" button.
>Close Synaptic.
>
>Open a terminal
>Type "sudo -i" (w/o quotes) to get a root prompt.
>change to the directory on the thumb drive that contains the "update" (or
>whatever you called it) script.
>Execute the "update" script by typing "./update" (no quotes).
>After the script runs all of the packages for the upgrade should be in the
>directory with the "update" script.
>
>Unmount the USB thumb drive
>
>Move the drive to the system to be updated.
>Mount the USB drive.
>
>Open Synaptic.
>Open the file menu.
>click on "Add downloaded packages".
>Navigate to the location on the thumb drive where all the packages were
>downloaded and install all of the packages.
>
>Unmount the drive and got to the next system and repeat
>
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