install software in linux
 

Hello friends

Currently i am using Backtrack 5 r2 from my USB.

After downloading and installing vlc by this command

apt-get install vlc

when i shutdown my computer and again boots it, then vlc gets removed. Again i download it & installs it.

Is there any way to keep vlc software in the computer and every time i could just install it without downloading.

Thanks

Hi,

yes install a linux distro on your machine, instead of running a live system from a usb stick.

Evo2.

this is not the solution bro.

I cannot do so. So i was asking for the solution

Hi,

ok, so you want to run a "persistent" not "live" system from a usb stick. With that keyword you should be able to find what you need with a search. For example:

http://duckduckgo.com/?q=persistent+usb+linux

Cheers,

Evo2.

Nope bro

I just want to install vlc without downloading like we do in windows

Hi,

sorry, I have no idea how "we do in windows". I also didn't know that windows would run from a USB stick.

Are you sure you don't want a persistent USB stick install? Where exactly do you want vlc installed to if not the USBstick? Did you read any of the links? For example, I think that the following describes what you want:
http://www.backtrack-linux.org/wiki/...Persistent_USB

Evo2.

I think what Arjun is asking about is a way to download the vlc package, store it somewhere else besides the usb stick, and then use that package to install vlc every time. Right?

I think the solution would be the apt-zip. You'll have to install it once with
You'll need to run apt-zip-list once. It produces two files. The command line options below will put the two files on your desktop (replace username with your username. See the man page for a summary of what these options do):
One of the files it produces will be a script. Run the script; it will download vlc and anything needed by vlc. On my computer, running Linux Mint Debian Edition (so I might not have the same version of apt-zip as you), the script put all the downloaded files in a folder called partial. You'll need to keep all of these files, so put them on your hard drive or a second USB stick or something.

Now for the part you'll need to do every time you install vlc:
Open a terminal and cd to wherever you keep the downloaded files, then run
This will install all .deb packages in that folder including VLC.

The way I read the initial post, what's needed is either a persistent system or a full-blown installation on the usb stick. The reason vlc disappears every time you boot is because the down and install are all in RAM.

Thanks everest40

Got vlc package in my hard disk.

Working fine...

Thanks again........