Re: Sneakernet .deb packages by usb thumb?
On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:53:19 -0400
charlie derr <cderr@simons-rock.edu> wrote:
> 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.
:). I just wanted to point out that cygwin is probably overkill for
mere file transfer.
Celejar
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