Disconnected Update: Part 2
Written 15 Mar 2004
A couple days ago I wrote about keeping disconnected Debian systems updated. Right now I am testing a partial solution. apt-move allows one to easily build a local mirror comprised of packages downloaded via apt-get upgrade. Copying this mirror (~430 MB) onto a CD, I'm taking it home to use in updating my systems there.
If this works, then the enxt step would be to somehow merge or migrate the DB of installed packages from my disconnected machines to my connected machine. Using a chroot install, I would use the DB to download the updated packages every night.