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j8ee
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 Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2002 4:27 pm Post subject: Using "portage" on another computer? |
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Hi!
I would like to try out Gentoo, but have to figure this out first:
How can I use another computer/connection to upgrade via portage, and is it useful to do that? I have access to a broadband connection and cd-burner at my school, and can download most everything I need. Can I use cvs for the stuff I want and configure portage/emerge, whatever it's called, and build? But then it's not different from just building things the normal way, or?
I guess this is a fairly common scenario (having access to broadband, but not in your home), so I was surprised not finding any info/guide about this anywhere. I did find lots of people saying that they can't use Gentoo because they only have a modem though.
Regards, Johan
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I guess what I would like is a way to automatically save the dependencies I get when checking out a package at home, and then transfer them to a Windows/Tru64 machine at school, from where I in some way should be able to get the things needed.... When back home, I would like to continue with the downloaded code. |
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meteor
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| Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2002 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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| I guess you could download the files you need and put them in /usr/portage/distfiles and keep portage up to date via tarball snapshots. I havn't tried it though, so its just a guess. |
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zhenlin
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| Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2002 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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| You could use cygwin... But you'll need the newest version. plus you have to tweak portage so that it doesn't complain about libsandbox.so and not being root. |
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j8ee
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| Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2002 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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But I haven't seen anything like snapshot tarballs? That would be great if they existed - I have never typed a cvs-command in my life... but then again I might learn something useful if forced to use it.
/Johan |
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j8ee
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| Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2002 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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| zhenlin wrote: | | You could use cygwin... But you'll need the newest version. plus you have to tweak portage so that it doesn't complain about libsandbox.so and not being root. |
No - I can't. School's computers - I'm a simple user with no rights to install anything. But cvs is there (of course) on the Compaq/Tru64 boxes.
/Johan |
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dangerweasel
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| Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2002 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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Straight from the Desktop Guide
| Quote: | Note: If you have a Gentoo Linux binary CD, then you can install the packages directly off of the CD.
Code listing 2.2: Installing binary packages from the CD
# export PKGDIR=/mnt/cdrom/gentoo/packages
Normally Portage expects packages to be in /usr/portage/packages
# emerge --usepkg /mnt/cdrom/gentoo/packages/All/kdebase-x.y.z.tbz2
The --usepkg flag makes sure that binary packages are used
for the dependencies (if available).
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