Manual Download of .debs

[Matthew S-H]

But none of the modems on any of the machines will work with Ubuntu :(.


On Mar 10, 2005, at 7:32 PM, Noah Dain wrote:

> 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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