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Old 12-16-2010, 10:55 PM   #1
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Install programs from synaptic offline


I have a laptop on a wireless network in a apartment building, but the server is in the manager's office, the signal is real good. I also have a desktop with no wireless or wired connection. My question is how do I transfer my apps from my laptop to my desktop in offline mode?

I don't want to install a wireless card for my desktop. Is there a way to install synaptic while offline? Or is there a way to install these apps from a flash drive to my desktop, if so how would I do that? Remember people I'm a newbie in linux.

Thanks in advance
 
Old 12-16-2010, 11:25 PM   #2
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If u have installed the apps thru synaptic in ur laptop . then there is a chance dat u can find the .deb packages of the applications u like to install on ur laptops apt-cache folder so u can jus go to /var/cache/apt/....( i dont remember the exact location after cache .. but u can find the .deb packages there so u copy them in admin mode and den get them on to ur desktop ini a folder and use the command dpkg -i *.deb

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Old 12-16-2010, 11:34 PM   #3
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I forgot to mention that I run PClinuxOS 2010 gnome....So I can't use deb files, PCLOS use's rpm files.
 
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If u have installed the apps thru synaptic in ur laptop . then there is a chance dat u can find the .deb packages of the applications u like to install on ur laptops apt-cache folder so u can jus go to /var/apt/cache/....( i dont remember the exact location after cache .. but u can find the .deb packages there so u copy them in admin mode and den get them on to ur desktop ini a folder and use the command dpkg -i *.deb
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Old 12-16-2010, 11:49 PM   #5
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I forgot to mention that I run PClinuxOS 2010 gnome....So I can't use deb files,
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PCLOS use's rpm files.
I guess u have cache for RPM also so try to find it it will be mostly in var .. but i wud also like to know from somebody else's answer :P
 
Old 12-17-2010, 12:08 AM   #6
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Sorry TOBI .. I Dint knw dis .. i believe in not wastin da charactr Space(Jus kiddin) .. ok frm now i wudn't write in dat way .. dis wud be my last reply in dis way sorry again

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Old 12-17-2010, 12:44 AM   #7
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I forgot to mention that I run PClinuxOS 2010 gnome....So I can't use deb files, PCLOS use's rpm files.
Heyy I just found out the directory of Yum in cache the path is /var/cache/yum/.... so see for the packages in that directory there in that directory I observed two directories headers & packages .so u can just have a look into packages folder


same as my first reply keep the packages in a folder and run the command in that folder

"yum install <package/app name>"
or
"rpm -ivh <package.rpm>"
regards

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Old 12-17-2010, 12:11 PM   #8
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rpm -ivh package.rpm

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Thanks that code worked.........
 
  


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