Written by shirish the 23 Oct 09 at 17:35.

This would have multiple benefits.

a.Less Internet/network connectivity needed.
b.More packages are reviewed and possibly provide for better ecosystem.

This would have multiple benefits. a.Less Internet/network connectivity needed. b.More packages are reviewed and possibly provide for better ecosystem.

Written by Ssdg the 23 Oct 09 at 22:13.

Like debian does some time ago, just create a repository snapshot on CDs/DVD and sell it.

Let's face it, that much disk won't be light so it will need some money to ship it by mail.

Like debian does some time ago, just create a repository snapshot on CDs/DVD and sell it. Let's face it, that much disk won't be light so it will need some money to ship it by mail.

Written by OliverGerlich the 24 Oct 09 at 12:21.

Create kind of a web-based version of Software Center, where instead of Install there's a Download button which downloads all packages necessary to install the selected app on a standard Ubuntu system.

Bonus points for on-the-fly repacking of all these packages into a single package (or an enhanced .tgz) that can be installed with one click.

Create kind of a web-based version of Software Center, where instead of Install there's a Download button which downloads all packages necessary to install the selected app on a standard Ubuntu system. Bonus points for on-the-fly repacking of all these packages into a single package (or an enhanced .tgz) that can be installed with one click.

Written by robinparriath the 1 Nov 09 at 13:58.

Make AptonCD default in Ubuntu. That way, it would require one less download on bandwidth starved systems, but with a huge value addition in terms of sharing.

It already helps with backup. It would make it easier for our community to support multiple devices with a single download.


Ooops sorry... it's already default in Karmic!

In that case, lets make it work with USBs!

Make AptonCD default in Ubuntu. That way, it would require one less download on bandwidth starved systems, but with a huge value addition in terms of sharing. It already helps with backup. It would make it easier for our community to support multiple devices with a single download. Ooops sorry... it's already default in Karmic! In that case, lets make it work with USBs!

Written by elypter the 27 May 10 at 11:09.

On a pc without/very slow internet connection there should be an option to save all programms that a user wants to install to a file. When you now meet someone who has a pc with internet connection you can put this file on an usb stick. With the help of this file you can then start an automatic download. When completed you can take the usb-stick back and install it on the pc without connection.

It's like writing a shopping list and letting someone else buy the stuff for you.

This has also the advantage that the file could contain information about the actual state of the system and so determine which packages are needed and also on occasion put updates on the stick. It would also be usefull to work with more than 1 requesting pcs per request to avaoid redundancy

On a pc without/very slow internet connection there should be an option to save all programms that a user wants to install to a file. When you now meet someone who has a pc with internet connection you can put this file on an usb stick. With the help of this file you can then start an automatic download. When completed you can take the usb-stick back and install it on the pc without connection. It's like writing a shopping list and letting someone else buy the stuff for you. This has also the advantage that the file could contain information about the actual state of the system and so determine which packages are needed and also on occasion put updates on the stick. It would also be usefull to work with more than 1 requesting pcs per request to avaoid redundancy