http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/binary-i386/Pac kages ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joerg Johannes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Danie Roux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "debian-user" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 8:20 AM Subject: Re: How to get packages via a Windows box
> Danie Roux wrote: > > > > On Mon, Aug 13, 2001 at 06:26:23AM -0500, Gary Setter wrote: > > > I've installed the base Debian system as a dual with MS Windows. > > > I want to install X-Window from the Debian web site. The lab > > > where I'm 'working' has a DSL connection, however, I can only get > > > it to work with Windows. Currently, I'm downloading files via > > > IE to the Dos partition, rebooting to Linux and finishing the > > > install there. For small stuff, I can tolerate this. For > > > X-window, I need to do something better. > > > > > > I've been trying to setup a network connection on the Linux side > > > via pppoe, but I have no support here and it looks like a dead > > > end. > > > > > > 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? > > > > If you're running Woody or Unstable, the easiest is the --print-uris option of > > apt-get. I use this for example: > > > > $ apt-get install aspell --assume-yes --print-uris | sed s/\'//g | grep http | cut -f 1 -d " " > > > > This gives me a list like this: > > > > http://http.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/a/aspell/aspell_0.32.6 -3.4_i386.deb > > http://http.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/a/aspell/libaspell8_0. 32.6-3.4_i386.deb > > http://http.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3_ 1.4b-2_i386.deb > > http://http.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/p/pspell/libpspell2_0. 11.2-2.5_i386.deb > > > > > 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.. > > joerg > > -- > Did you know that if you play a Windows 2000 cd backwards, you > will hear the voice of Satan? > > That's nothing! If you play it forward, it'll install Windows 2000. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Is this the proper list of packages for http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/binary-i386/Pac kages that $ apt-get install aspell --assume-yes --print-uris | sed s/\'//g | grep http | cut -f 1 -d " " needs? If so, where do I put the Packages file? I wanted to stay with potato stable. Do I have a chance? Thanks! Gary
