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Re: How to use the debian installation iso for installing packages using aptitude



On Wed, 2013-08-14 at 00:38 -0600, Bob Proulx wrote:
> if it is an official Debian image then there won't be non-free
> there since the DFSG (Debian Free Software Guidelines) do not allow
> nonfree.

At least for the firmware there are packages:

https://wiki.debian.org/Firmware
http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=firmware-linux-nonfree

But for stuff like Google Chrome (funny example for somebody who doesn't
use the Internet ;), there's the need to use the Internet.

https://wiki.debian.org/UnofficialRepositories

OTOH, the OP won't miss that much without UnofficialRepositories.


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