[wellylug] updating vs bandwidth

[Callum Grant]

I could definetly send a cd of the latest Ubuntu, I have unlimited
bandwidth and plenty of CDs waiting for purpose.

-Callum

On 3/6/10, Jeff Hunt <jeffhunt90 at gmail.com> wrote:
> No, I think you will get too many incompatablility problems and wrong
> dependencies, but it may be worth a try.
> Why not upgrade the other machine from someone's cd, and run all the latest?
> Or better stil wait for Lucid in about 8 weeks which is long term
> support and probably good and keep them both up to date from day one?
>
> On 3/6/10, Atom Smasher <atom at smasher.org> wrote:
>> On Sat, 6 Mar 2010, Jeff Hunt wrote:
>>
>>> 2. When one machine is updated copy the update debs off of
>>> /var/cache/apt/archives and transfer them to the same directory in other
>>> machine. Then do a standard update (I use update manager) and there will
>>> be zero donwloads. Apt will find the debs already present and behave
>>> correctly. Apt-get clean will empty the cache after the updating if you
>>> wish.
>> ============
>>
>> sweet! i was just about to ask if there was something like that. i think
>> that's exactly what i was looking for.
>>
>> the most recent running system i've got is ubuntu-studio 9.10. the most
>> recent CD i've got is 8.10. i guess i should be able to install from the
>> old CD, then follow step #2 for a (mostly) off-line upgrade...?
>>
>> thanks!
>>
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Callum Grant