is there a way of storing updates to my USB key

[fleamailman]

OK, I have a DVD of Kubuntu which came out in March, it installs well but then needs updates, my burned CDs never seem to work even though they boot correctly, so I am thinking of storing the updates on a key, that and the packs for mp3 and video codexes, etc., anyways if I cannot, no probs

[marshallbanana]

Re: is there a way of storing updates to my USB key

You could download the .deb files for the updates you want and then just keep them on your usb key and install them from that. Although its a very round about way, maybe someone else has a better idea?

[mchuskie]

Re: is there a way of storing updates to my USB key

You could try looking in /var/cache/apt/archives, which is where all the packages you install/upgrade are cached; transfer them to the other machine and sudo dpkg -i *?

[fleamailman]

Re: is there a way of storing updates to my USB key

a bit more detail please, I copy them to the key and the install command is
sudo dpkg -i *? on the new machine to install

[mchuskie]

Re: is there a way of storing updates to my USB key

Sorry, was thinking aloud.

'dpkg' is the command to manage packages (when we're not talking about the repositories but individual ones). 'dpkg -i packagename.deb' would install the package in the packagename.deb file. '*' is a wildcard meaning "anything".

So in fact, the command would be

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

to be run on the new machine from the directory that the USB key is mounted. Alternatively, go in Konqueror to that directory, highlight all the files, right-click -> Kubuntu Package Menu -> Install Package, which does the same thing.

[fleamailman]

Re: is there a way of storing updates to my USB key

thanks, this is great because I have a machine without network connection and now I can upgrade it.