On Thu, 9 Aug 2018, Mike Miller wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Aug 2018, Clug wrote:
>
>> Just got "apt install dkms" and "apt install make", that should resolve all
>> dependencies.
>
> The issue is that the machine that needs those programs has no networking, so
> if I run this...
>
> sudo apt install dkms
>
> ...for example, it just tells me that the network is unreachable. So I
> have to somehow run it on another machine and move the files over. The
> question is, how do I do that?
Maybe the key is to use apt-get with the -d option:
-d, --download-only
Download only; package files are only retrieved, not unpacked or
installed. Configuration Item: APT::Get::Download-Only.
Apparently, "apt-get -d install will download the given package and all
missing dependencies to the system packages directory
(/var/cache/apt/archives)." And this is best for use of "if you want to
'pre-download' a set of packages for later installation." Or so I'm
told...
https://askubuntu.com/questions/463380/difference-between-apt-get-d-install-apt-get-download
So, maybe I can do that on the USB stick, then copy the downloaded files
over to the laptop, putting them in /var/cache/apt/archives. If that
works, then I just need to know the command to install the
"pre-downloaded" files. Any ideas?
Mike