Manual Download of .debs

[Noah Dain]

On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 07:31:56 -0500, Matthew S-H <mathbymath at aol.com> wrote:
> I currently don't have internet access on Ubuntu.  This is because
> Ubuntu is not compatible with my modem right now.  I can easily,
> however, transfer files (such as .deb files) to my Ubuntu machine via
> an external hard drive (ie:  my iPod).
> Here is my question:
> Is there any way to download the .deb files from repositories via ftp
> or something?  I can download them using either my MacOS X computer or
> my WinXP computer.  The XP computer currently quadruple boots into
> Ubuntu, XP, Debian, and Gentoo.  And the Mac will (once I set it up)
> triple-boot into MacOS X, Ubuntu, and Darwin.
> So, if any of you could tell me a method of accessing repositories via
> ftp downloaders (such as a web browser), I'd appreciate it.
> 
> ~Matt
> 
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ran across this a little while back.  Looks like the person that set
this up ported the debian web repository interface to ubu.

However, since you have other machines running ubu, you could copy the
.debs from /var/cache/apt/archives.

but really, 3 machines and no local network?  you could setup a nat
connection on winxp or something and plug the ubu box into that and
use the network normally.  It may even be possible to connect the two
machines via a serial, parallel, or usb cable and run ip over it.

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Noah Dain
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