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authormassimo sandal <devicerandom@gmail.com>2007-01-19 21:38:41 +0000
committermassimo sandal <devicerandom@gmail.com>2007-01-19 21:38:41 +0000
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@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ To mount this from a GNU box:
* Prepare system for new packages.
* a recommended `/etc/apt/sources.list`: <br /><code>deb <http://ftp.gnuab.org/debian> unreleased main<br /> deb <ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian> unstable main <br /> deb-src <ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian> unstable main</code>
+ * a newer `/etc/apt/sources.list`:<br /><code>deb <http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian> unstable main contrib<br /> deb-src <http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian> unstable main contrib<br /> deb <http://ftp.gnuab.org/debian> unreleased main<br /> deb-src <http://ftp.gnuab.org/debian> unreleased main</code>
* There are some extremely useful cross-platform 'apt' tricks that can be used to get packages when using Debian GNU/Linux (possibly others) for installation on GNU. This is especially useful if your GNUMach doesn't recognize your network card. The steps are covered in the file `/usr/share/doc/apt-doc/offline` which has been used by several Hurd developers successfully.
* create an `/etc/apt/apt.conf.offline` like [[AptConfOffline]].
* consider setting up a few [[CrossPlatformAliases]] for use under Debian GNU/Linux while the Debian GNU/Hurd partitions are mounted.