Installation method & Visio like program

[KENNEY, William P. (Info. Tech. Services)]

Teguh Luntoro wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am a newbie for Ubuntu.
> 
> 1. I noticed that, when I want to install a program using Synaptic,
they
> have to download from the internet.
> Is there any way, I put source program in my local server, so when I
use
> Synaptic, it only need to search at my local server, then install it?


I suppose you mean you want to mirror all repositories. You can, but I
don't know the procedure. Someone else that knows can give you advice on
this.

However I do know one tool you can use for this is "rsync".



> 
> 2. Can Anyone recommend me any open source program which is similar
with
> Visio from Microsoft?


Open Synaptic with all repositories selected (except from the "Source
code" one), and perform a search with the word "drawing".

Hi,

A good source of Linux Applications to replace Windows applications is
http://linuxappfinder.com 

Bill
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