We already have this on Synaptic. Qouting from <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NonBroadbandUsers">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NonBroadbandUsers</a>: The use cases 1+2 to download a package (with dependencies) from a different machine (e.g. at work/university) is adressed by the latest synaptic in dapper. It can generate a download script (currently using wget, but trivial to change) that can be used on the fast connected machine and will download the packages that are required on the home-machine. Then the directory with the downloaded packages is carried home and importet with synaptic. It will take care for checking versions and md5 sums. <div>On 3/6/06, Lionel Dricot (aka Ploum) <<a href="mailto:zeploum@gmail.com">zeploum@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div style="direction: ltr;">Hello, I hear often that there's a problem for installing applications in an Ubuntu without internet or on a slow connexion. Indeed, under Windows, those people simply download .exe from the computer of a friend, put them on an USB key and go back to install the .exe on their computer. Under Ubuntu, it's not possible anymore because of dependancies. How to know wich paquet you must install ? (I have a few personnal stories with this kind of problem when I was a young debianner ;-) ) So, I suggest to create a specification to workaround this problem. My idea is the following : @home - In synaptic or g-a-i, add an option (in a menu, no need of a big button) : simulate this installation - This option create a file (txt, xml, whatever) with the exact list of packages you need. The user is asked where he want to save this index file. - The user putt the index file on his USB key @friend - The user goes to his friend's computer. - On <a href="http://packages.ubuntu.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> http://packages.ubuntu.com</a>, he can upload his index file. That gives him a page with the list of package he must download. - He downloads all the packages and put them on his USB key, in the same directory as the index file @home - Back home - The user plugs his USB key and simply double click on the index file. (or "perform a simulated installation" in synatpic ? or whatever ?) - The system automatically install all packages and look for them in the directory where the index file is. (a kind of dpkg -i *.deb ) Of course, it won't be for Dapper. It's more a middle term goal so far. But what do you think about the general idea ? Is there really a need to solve this problem ? Is this kind of solution something that can be discussed or far too unrealistic ? </div><div style="direction: ltr;"> Lionel </div> -- ubuntu-devel mailing list <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel" target="_blank"> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel</a> </blockquote></div> -- : Irvin P. Piraman : <a href="http://netgarage.thefluxproject.com">netgarage.thefluxproject.com</a> : 0x92CA572B