Re: Sneakernet .deb packages by usb thumb?

["Cameron L. Spitzer" <cls@truffula.sj.ca.us>]

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In article <80ZGC-hq-3@gated-at.bofh.it>, charles norwood 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?

Put them on the USB drive at work.
Copy them to /var/cache/apt/archives at home.
APT will think you downloaded them (apt-get -d) yesterday.


Cameron