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Nov 30th, 2006, 3:58 PM
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Linux is Annoying (Ubuntu)
I just got Ubuntu (Edgy) Linux (the one that comes with Gnome). I love it, but theres a lot of things that just annoy me about Linux. First off, I don't have an internet connection at my house. So I can't download straight from Linux. Secondly, I don't have a burnable DVD drive. Installing from Linux, as most know can be troublesome because you have to install a bunch of dependencies first. And even the dependencies have dependencies. So, I want one app (anjuta) and I check all the dependencies an I have to download like 500 things. It gets so annoying. Since I can't download the dependencies straight from Linux, I need to go to the Library. Library blocks booting from a CD so I can't check if I have what I need there. The only other option is a repository DVD that comes with alot of stuff for Ubuntu. I don't have a burnable DVD drive (nor does anyone else I know) Even if I did, I don't have the medium to transport the data to my computer (I don't have a 4.7 GB flash drive; just a 1 GB one). So... My question to you guys is... Is there a repository CD (NOT DVD) that I can download with a bunch of dev tools for Linux (preferably Ajunta)? Or something I can do so I don't have download like 500 files.
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Nov 30th, 2006, 4:14 PM
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http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=42862
I don't know if that will help you much, but it sounds like if you asked over at ubuntuforums.org about this I bet they could help you out more.
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Nov 30th, 2006, 4:22 PM
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You have a lot of misconceptions about how things work. Sorry I can't be more helpful, but I don't really know where to start.
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Nov 30th, 2006, 4:52 PM
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well ubuntu has a package manager to download the deps and such for you and automagically installs them for you, however you will stuck doing it the way you are doing it untill you get a net connection at the location of that box.
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Nov 30th, 2006, 5:01 PM
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A tricky problem, especially since you're running Edgy. The lack of a DVD burner is no problem in itself, as it's fairly simple to access the files on a DVD ISO. The bottleneck is your flash drive.
I suggest posting on ubuntuforums about it. In the meantime, here are the dependencies that anjuta relies on: Inst devhelp-common (0.12-0ubuntu4 Ubuntu:6.10/edgy) Inst libdevhelp-1-0 (0.12-0ubuntu4 Ubuntu:6.10/edgy) Inst libgbf-1-common (0.1.3-2 Ubuntu:6.10/edgy) Inst libgbf-1-0 (0.1.3-2 Ubuntu:6.10/edgy) Inst anjuta-common (2.0.2-2ubuntu1 Ubuntu:6.10/edgy) Inst anjuta (2.0.2-2ubuntu1 Ubuntu:6.10/edgy) Conf devhelp-common (0.12-0ubuntu4 Ubuntu:6.10/edgy) Conf libdevhelp-1-0 (0.12-0ubuntu4 Ubuntu:6.10/edgy) Conf libgbf-1-common (0.1.3-2 Ubuntu:6.10/edgy) Conf libgbf-1-0 (0.1.3-2 Ubuntu:6.10/edgy) Conf anjuta-common (2.0.2-2ubuntu1 Ubuntu:6.10/edgy) Conf anjuta (2.0.2-2ubuntu1 Ubuntu:6.10/edgy) |
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Nov 30th, 2006, 6:12 PM
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Running Linux without a 'net connection is always awkward. I always think Fedora Core 4 onwards are sweet as a nut and as easy as anything to set up, tweak and run - but as soon as I'm on a dialup (let alone have no connection at all!) I have to admit it's pretty damn awkward. All the automatic dependency resolution in the world doesn't help if you actually have to walk to a library, download, bring the packages home, and then repeat ad nauseum.
I strongly recommend getting an internet connection on your Linux box. I'm really sorry if that's not possible (it's always annoying when people recommend what you already would be doing if you could...) but it does seem like every distribution I try assumes you have one and life's a lot more fun with Linux and broadband than with either one without the other. Hypocritically enough I'm posting this from my NT4 box ... but that's another story. Heh.
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Your idea would be great if I could store that whole iso on my flash drive HEY! Would this work? If I ran the live disc at work, and then used the add/remove utility, then used AptonCd to copy all files I download to a cd? Last edited by Baphomet; Dec 1st, 2006 at 9:17 AM. |
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