OSNews > Thread > "Can I install packages offline?" by Joe User

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 16th Jan 2007 00:03 UTC, submitted by G�rkem �etin

"With thousands of packages to maintain, most important part of any distribution is indeed its package management system. PiSi is the package manager of Pardus, written from scratch in Python. By writing another package manager, our purpose was not to reinvent the wheel but to create a new kind of wheel that takes distinctive ideas from existing ones with also easy integration and maintanence in mind."

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Can I install packages offline?

by Joe User on Tue 16th Jan 2007 12:28 UTC

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2005-06-29

Is it necessary to be online to install applications? In other words, can I just copy a package onto my USB flash key and install it on my friend's computer that doesn't have connecivity with the Internet? Doesn't include dependencies? Or do I have to carry all dependencies on my USB flash drive as well?

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RE: Can I install packages offline?

by gorkem on Tue 16th Jan 2007 12:40 in reply to "Can I install packages offline?"

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2007-01-16

Sure, just double click on the package and package manager will install it for you.

If a package has a dependency, then you need to carry it with the USB stick and install accordingly. Package manager will definitely warn you if there's an unmet dependency.

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RE[2]: Can I install packages offline?

by Joe User on Tue 16th Jan 2007 13:04 in reply to "RE: Can I install packages offline?"

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2005-06-29

This sounds good. Is there a way to tell Pardus "Hey, I want to grab a package with all its dependencies"?

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