hi, On Tue, 2002-07-23 at 17:58, V_Suresh wrote: > > Quoting *Sayamindu Dasgupta* - Day# 204, 2002: > > > can anyone tell me how i can download these binaries for debian. i mean, > > apt-get is not possible thru a dial up :( > > i plan to get the binaries thru a university line, burn it on a cd, and > > bring it to my box and install it there > > how can i do this ?? > > Once the CD is ready, put it in the drive, type > > #apt-cdrom add > > which will update /etc/sources.list with your CD as a source. > And also edit /etc/sources.list to make sure there aren't other sources > like ftp.debian.org. Just comment those lines.
thnx for the nfo, but how do i get the gnome binaries in the first place - there seems to be a lot of packages out there :( > > Now, you can do '#apt-get install <whatever>' to install > whatever packages you want. They'd be installed from the CD. It's that > easy. :) > > HTH > > -- > > V.Suresh > > -- Sayamindu Dasgupta Crazy GNU/Linux-er http://www.peacefulaction.org/sayamindu Member - Indian Linux User's Group - Kolkata Chapter <http://www.ilug-cal.org> Member - Mensa International - <http://www.mensa.org> Editor - Open Directory Project <http://dmoz.org> Editor - Open-Site.org - The Internet Encyclopedia <http://open-site.org> ####[ Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]########################### Sub : Window Manager (icewm) LOST #032 For a lightweight and feature rich Window Manager for Linux have a look at : http://icewm.sourceforge.net/preview/ ####<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>####################################### ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
