How can I manually select and download packages using a web browser?

[Neil Woolford]

Hi,

The reason for wanting to do this rather than use apt-get or Synaptics is 
that my Ubuntu system was installed from Sounder test 9, which did not 
include the wvdial package.

As I don't have that package, I can't set up and use ppp to dial in from 
that machine.  This means I'll have to use my laptop, either running 
Windows 98 or Suse 9 to collect the package and then transfer it by floppy 
or CD to the target machine.

The Debian support system led me quite easily to the Debian versions of the 
package and its dependencies, but I'd rather not install these if I can get 
the Ubuntu ones.

I can find the Ubuntu archives in their raw form, but don't know how to 
locate and download just the package that I want without using 
synaptics..  I'm stuck with dialup for the moment, so it isn't practicable 
to download (for example) the current daily build, which does contain wvdial.

Neil

PS  Alternative methods of getting the target machine online without wvdial 
might also be woth a punt, but I don't know them...

PPS   Can I install Synaptics or equivalent under Suse and use it to access 
the Ubuntu archives?  <== May have answered my own question here!
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