Re: Storing whole sarge disto on a HD partition?

From: Jeff D (blue_at_ev01.net)
Date: 09/30/05

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    Scott Fitzgerald wrote:
    > I'm a dial up user who purchased sarge on a 14 cd set.
    >
    > I'm buying a laptop and was wondering, is there a faq or howto anyplace on
    > copying the whole distribution to a partition on a HD? It would be great
    > to be away from home, and if a package is recommended to me to just be able
    > to log into root and run apt-get while on the road.
    > ---
    > Scotty
    >
    >

    You might want to check out apt-move. Theres a nice discussion about
    doing the exact same thing here:
    http://www.debianplanet.org/node.php?id=698

    basically you can make a repository from the cds to your local hd,
    providing you have enough space for it.

    hth,
    jeff

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