Quoting Samuel Toogood <[email protected]>: .... > I think build-essential is a meta-package, a package which doesn't contain > any programs itself but which causes other packages to be installed. You'd > have to download all these as well. Your best bet might be to install > packages from the cd you originally installed ubuntu with if you have it. > > HTH > > Sam ..
In that case, if you can't or don't want to install off the CD, try Kerri. It seems to be just what you're looking for, a program that allows you to download packages and their dependencies on another computer, and transfer them via a USB Stick. I haven't personally used it, and I don't know if it supports meta-packages, but it received a good review in Linux Journal (a Linux Magazine I read.) Harry -- O< ascii ribbon campaign - stop html mail - www.asciiribbon.org -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
