On Wednesday 08 May 2002 15:22, Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Nick Murtagh (murtaghn at tcd.ie):
> > Ok, then just copy packages you might install later.
>> Better idea: Put 'em in a directory with directory-index metadata
> constructed using apt-move, burn 'em to CD, and reclaim the disk space.
>> Oh, wait: We're supposed to not want to act intelligently because we
> "shouldn't have to". Silly me.
I think I was trying to work with in the confines of "can't burn cds,
can't copy entire cd to hd, need alternative to 'just installing
everything i might ever need which leads to badness'".
Never mind...
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