[solved] Installing packages without network connection

wilsonsamm · 2011-07-22 14:59:15

Hello hello,
For various unimportant reasons I have no wired internet on a computer I've just installed Arch Linux on. I'm very happy and comfortable with this operating system but I can't work out how to install a packages without a network connection (I just need the tools that will let me hook up to the wireless.)

I'd prefer to use pacman if possible. Is there a folder where I can put the tarballs it would have fetched?

Last edited by wilsonsamm (2011-07-22 15:38:38)

Inxsible · 2011-07-22 15:02:09

man pacman. Look at the -U options to install packages sitting locally in your drive.

Another option is to also create a local repo.

karol · 2011-07-22 15:05:46

It's a bit of hassle because you need to update your package database first.
Maybe you should consider another distro?

Edit: I somehow missed you need this to get your wireless.

Last edited by karol (2011-07-22 15:42:35)

graysky · 2011-07-22 15:15:31

Probably best for you to enable wireless rather than messing with manually xfering files. Arch is a highly updated distro and keeping the files up to date manually would be a drag.

Last edited by graysky (2011-07-22 15:16:07)

wilsonsamm · 2011-07-22 15:38:14

Inxsible wrote:

man pacman. Look at the -U options to install packages sitting locally in your drive.

This method worked beautifully. It was very simple to install the necessary packages (wicd, wireless-tools, etc.) to get this computer up online now. Thanks for your help!

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