Re: [gentoo-user] howto update portage/packages without an internet connection

[Daniel da Veiga]

On 8/15/06, Matthias Guede <matthias.guede@×××.de> wrote:
> Ryan Tandy wrote:
> > Jed R. Mallen wrote:
> >> hello,
> >>
> >> i've got a gentoo box with no internet connection at home.
> >> i have broadband at the office, but running WinXP.
> >>
> >> can i download the portage tree updates at the office, copy it to my
> >> gentoo box, install packages i want but make it output links of the
> >> needed packages instead of trying to download the pkgs, bring the list
> >> of links at work, then download the pkgs there?
> >>
> >> is this possible?
> >>
> >> thanks much
> >
> > Try 'emerge -fpuDN world'.  WARNING: The list will likely be VERY long.
> >  It'll output multiple possible sources for each file - any one will do
> > although the first one listed is likely to be the fastest.
> >
> > As for the portage tree update, simply download
> > snapshots/portage-latest.tbz2' from your favorite mirror, untar it to
> > /usr/portage, and run emerge --metadata (<-- important!) to update your
> > tree.
> >
> > HTH.
>
> There is also an article about this on gentoo-wiki:
>
> http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Downloading_distfiles_on_another_machine
>
> But I never tried it myself.
>

I did, worked like a charm... Simply download the portage snapshot,
uncompress it, emerge metadata (there are easier ways, check the list
archives for a thread of my own about "update portage"), and follow
the guide, pretty simple.

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