[ubuntu-uk] Realtek 8187b Wireless VERY VERY slow

[Harry Rickards]

Quoting Samuel Toogood <sam_toogood at athsoc.org.uk>:

....
> I think build-essential is a meta-package, a package which doesn't contain
> any programs itself but which causes other packages to be installed. You'd
> have to download all these as well. Your best bet might be to install
> packages from the cd you originally installed ubuntu with if you have it.
>
> HTH
>
> Sam
..

In that case, if you can't or don't want to install off the CD, try  
Kerri. It seems to be just what you're looking for, a program that  
allows you to download packages and their dependencies on another  
computer, and transfer them via a USB Stick. I haven't personally used  
it, and I don't know if it supports meta-packages, but it received a  
good review in Linux Journal (a Linux Magazine I read.)

Harry


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