Re: where are the actual ".deb" packages? all I see are "pkgcache.bin" and "srcpkgcache.bin" . . .

2023-03-01 Thread Albretch Mueller
On 3/1/23, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > With the next release,(Bookworm/Debian 12), the default installers will > include non-freee firmware at request. > At this point, it is unknown whether anyone will step up to undertake > maintenance for the debian-live media and scripts for the lifecycle > of

Re: where are the actual ".deb" packages? all I see are "pkgcache.bin" and "srcpkgcache.bin" . . .

2023-03-01 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Wed, Mar 01, 2023 at 11:00:27AM -0600, Albretch Mueller wrote: > by the way regarding that idea, which Linux friendly chipset producer > makes wifi dongles which you can run from a DL start without having to > install anything. it should be detected right away a be good to go. > Would you

Re: where are the actual ".deb" packages? all I see are "pkgcache.bin" and "srcpkgcache.bin" . . .

2023-03-01 Thread Albretch Mueller
by the way regarding that idea, which Linux friendly chipset producer makes wifi dongles which you can run from a DL start without having to install anything. it should be detected right away a be good to go. Would you suggest a particular one? this very thread started because I recently bought

Re: where are the actual ".deb" packages? all I see are "pkgcache.bin" and "srcpkgcache.bin" . . .

2023-03-01 Thread Albretch Mueller
On 2/28/23, Anders Andersson wrote: > It did exactly what I expected and what OP seems to want ... Yes, it is, partially. I would like to be able to go into "exposed mode" (connect to the Internet) using a Debian live DVD and keep my own work totally off line (you could even use the same

Re: where are the actual ".deb" packages? all I see are "pkgcache.bin" and "srcpkgcache.bin" . . .

2023-02-28 Thread Anders Andersson
On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 4:09 AM davidson wrote: > > On Sun, 26 Feb 2023 Albretch Mueller wrote: > > Basically, I am trying to download all packages that are part of the > > installation dependencies of a given one into a directory of my > > choosing to then install packages on an unexposed

Re: where are the actual ".deb" packages? all I see are "pkgcache.bin" and "srcpkgcache.bin" . . .

2023-02-27 Thread Tim Woodall
On Sun, 26 Feb 2023, Greg Wooledge wrote: On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 05:28:44PM +, Albretch Mueller wrote: Basically, I am trying to download all packages that are part of the installation dependencies of a given one into a directory of my choosing to then install packages on an unexposed

Re: where are the actual ".deb" packages? all I see are "pkgcache.bin" and "srcpkgcache.bin" . . .

2023-02-26 Thread davidson
On Sun, 26 Feb 2023 Albretch Mueller wrote: Basically, I am trying to download all packages that are part of the installation dependencies of a given one into a directory of my choosing to then install packages on an unexposed machine. Like Roberto Sanchez wrote, this sounds like a use-case

Re: where are the actual ".deb" packages? all I see are "pkgcache.bin" and "srcpkgcache.bin" . . .

2023-02-26 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 05:28:44PM +, Albretch Mueller wrote: > Basically, I am trying to download all packages that are part of the > installation dependencies of a given one into a directory of my > choosing to then install packages on an unexposed machine. > apt-rdepends nicely lists all

Re: where are the actual ".deb" packages? all I see are "pkgcache.bin" and "srcpkgcache.bin" . . .

2023-02-26 Thread Albretch Mueller
On 2/26/23, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 05:28:44PM +, Albretch Mueller wrote: >> Basically, I am trying to download all packages that are part of the >> installation dependencies of a given one into a directory of my >> choosing to then install packages on an unexposed

Re: where are the actual ".deb" packages? all I see are "pkgcache.bin" and "srcpkgcache.bin" . . .

2023-02-26 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 05:28:44PM +, Albretch Mueller wrote: > Basically, I am trying to download all packages that are part of the > installation dependencies of a given one into a directory of my > choosing to then install packages on an unexposed machine. The tricky part here is that the

where are the actual ".deb" packages? all I see are "pkgcache.bin" and "srcpkgcache.bin" . . .

2023-02-26 Thread Albretch Mueller
Basically, I am trying to download all packages that are part of the installation dependencies of a given one into a directory of my choosing to then install packages on an unexposed machine. apt-rdepends nicely lists all dependencies ordered as a depth first graph, but I am getting