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Idea
#9944: fully installable package ..
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Written by everlasting.puneet the 16 Jun 08 at 20:09.
Category: Others.
Related to:
Nothing/Others.
Status: New
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Description
today on some forum i got a question that a person don't have broadband and he is a novice and wants to install some softwares and codecs now the problem is on packages.ubuntu.com he gets each package with all dependencies but still it becomes very uneasy task for him to take all dependencies home from near by cyber cafe so ... if there may be some additional reposatory for fully installable packages which don't need any further dependencies to satisfy.
or may be the current status of one's computers installed packages can be uploaded and then depending upon it site automatically tells me what are the packages i need to satisfy dependencies and all the dependencies can be downloaded as a single zip file that would be more easier for people not having internet at their home..
take a look at this
http://nonetdebs.unixpod.com/
Ubuntu should also include this type of feature
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vexorian wrote on the 16 Jun 08 at 23:54
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This is like the #1 reason I wouldn't suggest ubuntu to my friends, internet connection is not a given and I can't visualize me surviving ubuntu without it. So +1
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zishmusic wrote on the 17 Jun 08 at 17:01
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Apt-Zip works nicely.
Here's a handy little write-up on apt-zip. It's not pretty, but it's still a little easier than trying to do a Windows Update on an offline machine, IMHO.
http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2006/07/08/installing-packages-on-computers-with-sl ow-connections-redux/
A couple respondants on that page appear to have scripted the process as well. This means that you can simply take your USB stick to the nearest Internet Kiosk, and download your updates. Then pseudo-automatically apply them back on your machine.
Another alternative would be to use Apt-Medium:
http://wiki.debian.org/AptMedium
These examples still need some user-friendly wrappers put around them, but it's a start.
I'd highly recommend against the idea of providing dependency-free packaging, as it increases the complexity of the installation, not to mention the waste of disk space due to redundancy or the difficulty in maintaining interoperability. Additionally, if a single library were to get updated, every dependency-free package that used that library would need to be updated. This means a lot more to download for a simple library.
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dragoninsane wrote on the 18 Jun 08 at 18:09
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ya,i must be done feature.windows does this perfect.
also easy uninstallation for corrupt app's.imagine everything would require less dialog boxes.forgot 1 thing :
*****make packages,pretested,stable
****dont include dependencies that are present in current ubuntu like hardy packages installed with default install.
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