On 19/01/12 11:14, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 19/01/12 06:58, lee wrote: >> Hi, >> >> how do I download the packages in the non-free section and make them >> useable by the Debian installer before starting the installation? >> > <snipped> > > Easy[*1]:- > > # apt-get -d install example_package/s >
Ignore that noise - I heard installation as installation of packages *not* installation of the OS. Why you'd want to do instead of building from a netinstall CD (with any required firmware packages) is another question. However:- You 'could' use apt-zip[*1] or the "apt-get -d" with a live CD and then:- # cp /var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb somewhere_convenient. Reverse that process after installation of the base packages. [*1] http://wiki.debian.org/AptZip Cheers -- Iceweasel/Firefox extensions for finding answers to Debian questions:- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/collections/Scott_Ferguson/debian/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4f17626f.7080...@gmail.com
