On Thu, 9 Aug 2018, gregrwm wrote: >>> 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? > > > > if you get that far, just repeat the apt command on the box with the > infused packages, it should see and use them. Do you mean that if the .deb files are all copied into /var/cache/apt/archives and I run this command... sudo apt install dkms ...then it will find and install that package and dependencies from the files without trying to look to the internet repositories? Mike