Web to Install Programs ?

[Robert Holtzman]

On Sun, 2 Aug 2009, Carl Friis-Hansen wrote:

>
> On Sun, August 2, 2009 16:47, Edwin McGuire wrote:
>> I dont have email without internet,I have email without the Web, LOL
>
> Assuming that you with the word web means that TCP port 80 is blocked for
> outgoing, your scenario is possible (email but no web browsing).  I assume
> you are in a company where they have the policy that one should not have
> fun on Youtube!
> I think it will be problematic with no access to port 80, but as others
> have said, you can always feed the system with .deb packages from CDs.

Does installing from a repository require port 80? If not, and assuming 
his sources.list file is populated, and that he knows the program name, 
why wouldn't "apt-get install" work?

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