Web to Install Programs ?

[Edwin McGuire]

David Thanks
    I believe this will work, but in the mean time my DVD Drive 
malfunctioned so i had to install my cdrom drive.  :(      so i cant test it 
for the ubuntu dvd,but when i get a new dvd drive ill test again.  can i 
transfer the pool files to a thumb drive?
Thanks again.
Ed
Pueblo,Colorado. USA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Curtis" <dcurtis at uniserve.com>
To: <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 8:45 AM
Subject: Re: Web to Install Programs ?


> On Sun, 2 Aug 2009 08:32:26 -0600
> "Edwin McGuire" <mcguiresmain at emypeople.com> wrote:
>
>> Must I have the web to install programs from disk.(Ubuntu 9.04 CD &
>> DVD Disk) i only have email right now.seems program wants internet
>> connection even for programs on disk. Thanks in advance Ed
>> Pueblo, Colorado. USA
>
> You need to enable the cdrom in Applications->System->Software
> Sources->Third-Party Software. Even though update-manager will try to
> check the archives for updates it should not prevent you from
> installing packages from the cdrom.
>
> Dave
>
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