> > > I'm thinking of a Windows version of atp-get. If I had that, I > > > could bring down all the packages for X-window create a local > > > mirror on my dos partition and then run atp-get under Linux > > > this time the local mirror is > > > my source). > > > > > > Has this been done before? Are there binaries I can grab? Do you > > > have any helpful suggestions? > > > > There is a script on vim.sf.net to convert this to GetRight > > whatever files. And you do get wget for windows. > > Hmm. This looks good, but I think this guy's biggest problem is to > get the packages files. He won't be able to run "apt-get update" > on his box, and so apt won't know the urls for the debs. (This is > the same problem I have posted ~1 hour ago -- how to get apt > up-to-date on an offline box?) So, if anybody can help us, please..
There is an utility named 'apt-zip' or something alike. It allows one to install stuff moving packages from a networked box to an offline one using removable media. I haven't tried it myself, so I can't be more precise, just take a look. Daniel -- "There is no spoon..." - The Matrix
