Added setup.exe to User's Guide

[Andrew M. Inggs]

Hannu E K Nevalainen (garbage mail) wrote:
 >
> As I understood from a posting of Igor Pechtchanski this isn't as hard as I
> thought(1).
> 
> Well, now to the collection of words; something like this, maybe:
> --
>  If you have a CD-burner, ZIP, Jazz, removable HD or some such at "home"
> _and_ in a machine elsewhere, which also has fast internet access; you can
> do this:
> 
>  1. Use the fast internet access machine, create a temporary "Local Package
> Directory" (the package cache) where there is enough space.
>  2. Download and use setup.exe to fill the above cache with whatever
> contents you wish (Download from Internet in setup.exe).
>  3. *Move* the ENTIRE cache directory onto a CDR (or whatever) - do NOT
> change anything within the cache.

Specifically for CD-R, I have had trouble doing this because the 
URL-encoded directories that setup.exe creates to keep track of which 
mirror you select are not ISO9660 or Joliet friendly.  I usually just 
rename the directory before burning to CD-R.

>  4. Carry the CDR (or whatever) "home", where you will be able to use it
> directly as "Local Package Directory" for setup's "Install from local
> directory" mode.
> 
>  NOTE1: The prerequisite here is that you do put THE DIRECTORY CONTAINING
> THE CACHE onto your CDR. Do something else and you will have trouble using
> it at "home".
> 
>  NOTE2: If there is more packages than can be fitted on your "CDR" (e.g.
> you're using ZIP-disks) then you need to select NO MORE packages AT A TIME
> than can fit on your disk.
> --
> 
>  Comments or Corrections anyone?
> (Don't say I got it right on the first try, I wouldn't believe you! ;-)
> 
> /Hannu E K Nevalainen, Mariefred, Sweden

-- Andrew



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