Re: Sneakernet .deb packages by usb thumb?

[charlie derr <cderr@simons-rock.edu>]

Celejar wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:07:54 -0700
> charles norwood <crn@pacbell.net> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 2007-03-18 at 19:32 -0700, chussung@gmail.com wrote:
> > > My desktop debian system is at home with no available internet
> > > connection.
> > >
> > > Work provides internet with no linux.
> > >
> > > is there any way to aquire .deb packages from the repository and take
> > > them home on a usb for install/upgrade?
> > >
> > > I have poured through the pages with no luck.
> > Install cygwin on the windows box, then use sft to move them to your box at home.
>
> No need for cygwin; just use putty - it's excellent.
>
> Celejar


I'm a big fan of both cygwin and putty, but I doubt either one of them is going to help much with getting files to a 
non-internet-connected debian machine.

	~c