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add updates to non network laptop via cd

Asked by Kev

Hi all I know this must have been asked many times but I cannot find answers yet
I have the live cd of ubuntu to install on an old Thinkpad X21 but it is not networkable at all ( perhaps through parallel port using old laplink style cable). My main pc is connected to the net and has the updates. So can I burn the updates to Cd and then update the old laptop. if so a quick how to or pointme in the dirction would be most appreciated. I will then install the edbuntu add on for the kids. Thanks for the help in advance.

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Best bhuvi (bhuvanesh) said : 		#1

the APTonCD appplication is available for you. download the debian file from the link:
 http://aptoncd.sourceforge.net/download.html

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Kev (kevvroxx) said : 		#2

that was easy to do and by the way a great function BUT I get errors when trying to update the X21... something about "Cannot find filename or size tag"
any ides

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bhuvi (bhuvanesh) said : 		#3

can you apply any of the updates?
have you added the aptoncd in the software sources in repositories

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bhuvi (bhuvanesh) said : 		#4

can you apply any of the updates?
have you added the aptoncd in the software sources in repositories

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Kev (kevvroxx) said : 		#5

I tried to add the cd on the software sources section in system...admin...software sources but it ran into trouble there as well. is that what you mean?

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Kev (kevvroxx) said : 		#6

I see the aptoncd package on the cd.. I will install that on its own and see it I can go from there... back in a while

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bhuvi (bhuvanesh) said : 		#7

waht is the error you get there

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Kev (kevvroxx) said : 		#8

will need to get back to you... I installed kubuntu to try to sort a resolution issue I had with ubuntu itself... will reinstall ubuntu and go from there again... thanks for your patience

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Kev (kevvroxx) said : 		#9

Ok back
I installed the aptoncd package from cd ok it seems individual ones are ok but it is when you want the system to see the cd as a source that is when I get
Error scanning cd.... e: cannot find filename or size tag.

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Kev (kevvroxx) said : 		#10

I am using APTonCD 0.1.98-0ubuntu1
restore option still come up with the error "Error scanning cd.... e: cannot find filename or size tag"

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Kev (kevvroxx) said : 		#11

ok works now... I think when i installed the aptoncd_0.1-1_all.deb my system said to use the oen in the repos so I did... that version is the one mentioned above. That was where all my issues came from. I removed that one and installed the one you said and did not do an update even though the update manager says there is one there... burnt a cd of apt files and it is now as I type doing the update on my X21.... so thanks for your help... perhaps now the Ubuntu repo could be updated so this does not happen to someone else.

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Kev (kevvroxx) said : 		#12

Thanks bhuvi, that solved my question.