Re: How to get packages via a Windows box

2001-08-13 Thread Mike Egglestone
Hi... I would suggest figuring out how to get your ethernet working... I'm unfamiliar with pppoe... I'm assuming that's a modem thing... but if you have DSL... get your nic working so you have some speed... Then use your "apt-get" commands to install whatever you need. :) Mike Quoting Gary S

Re: How to get packages via a Windows box

2001-08-13 Thread dman
On Mon, Aug 13, 2001 at 06:26:23AM -0500, Gary Setter wrote: [...] | I'm thinking of a Windows version of atp-get. If I had that, I | could bring down all the packages for X-window create a local | mirror on my dos partition and then run atp-get under Linux | this time the local mirror is | my

Re: How to get packages via a Windows box

2001-08-13 Thread Daniel Toffetti
> > > I'm thinking of a Windows version of atp-get. If I had that, I > > > could bring down all the packages for X-window create a local > > > mirror on my dos partition and then run atp-get under Linux > > > this time the local mirror is > > > my source). > > > > > > Has this been done before? A

Re: How to get packages via a Windows box

2001-08-13 Thread Gary Setter
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/binary-i386/Pac kages - Original Message - From: "Joerg Johannes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Danie Roux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "debian-user" Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 8:20 AM Subject: Re: How t

Re: How to get packages via a Windows box

2001-08-13 Thread Danie Roux
> > There is a script on vim.sf.net to convert this to GetRight whatever files. > > And > > you do get wget for windows. > > > > Hmm. This looks good, but I think this guy's biggest problem is to get > the > packages files. He won't be able to run "apt-get update" on his box, and > so > apt wo

Re: How to get packages via a Windows box

2001-08-13 Thread Joerg Johannes
Danie Roux wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 13, 2001 at 06:26:23AM -0500, Gary Setter wrote: > > I've installed the base Debian system as a dual with MS Windows. > > I want to install X-Window from the Debian web site. The lab > > where I'm 'working' has a DSL connection, however, I can only get > > it to w

Re: How to get packages via a Windows box

2001-08-13 Thread Hall Stevenson
> I've installed the base Debian system as a dual > with MS Windows. I want to install X-Window > from the Debian web site. The lab where I'm > 'working' has a DSL connection, however, I can > only get it to work with Windows. > I've been trying to setup a network connection on > the Linux side

Re: How to get packages via a Windows box

2001-08-13 Thread Danie Roux
On Mon, Aug 13, 2001 at 06:26:23AM -0500, Gary Setter wrote: > I've installed the base Debian system as a dual with MS Windows. > I want to install X-Window from the Debian web site. The lab > where I'm 'working' has a DSL connection, however, I can only get > it to work with Windows. Currently, I