Re: Ximian Local Install

[Adam Tauno Williams <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>>I put all the Ximian files (get *) on a CD, and tried to do a local
>>>install.... I pick the directory and the "next" button greys out (just 
>>>like it did for Bruce).  Any thoughts/progress?
>>I've tried renaming the directory where I downloaded it, to the same
>>name as on the FTP site, creating the entire directory tree as on the FTP
>>site, selecting the parent directories and a lot of playing around -
>>NOTHING. My guess is the installer is broken.
>I also had this problem.  To get around this just put all the packages
>in /var/cache/redcarpet/packages.  Then tell the installer you want to
>download the packages from one of the Ximian sites.  When the installer
>goes to fetch the packages it will detect that they are already there.
>Just tell it that you want to do to use the local copy always.  Should
>be ok after that.

You can also do:

cd /var/cahce/redcarper/packages
for ENTRY in `ls -1 /mnt/cdrom1`
  do
    ln -s /mnt/cdrom1/$ENTRY $ENTRY
  done

And then do the install and pull the packages off the CD (quicker than copying
them to the HD).  The installer seems sufficiently clueless about symbolic
links.



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