[packagekit] Suggestion

[Sebastian Heinlein]

Am Montag, den 11.02.2008, 14:43 +0100 schrieb PEDRO MACANAS VALVERDE:
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> De: packagekit-bounces at lists.freedesktop.org [mailto:packagekit-bounces at lists.freedesktop.org] En nombre de Sebastian Heinlein
> Enviado el: domingo, 10 de febrero de 2008 15:05
> Para: PackageKit users and developers list
> Asunto: Re: [packagekit] Suggestion
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> Am Donnerstag, den 07.02.2008, 17:46 +0000 schrieb Richard Hughes:
> > On Wed, 2008-02-06 at 13:17 +0100, Pedro Macanás wrote:
> > > I suggest create something similar to apt-zip, to update Linux
> > > packages (in a computer without Internet connection) using a Windows
> > > computer with Internet access. It could include: apt-zip or similar
> > > program, Cygwin packages (to execute the program in Windows ) and Wget
> > > (to download the package). 
> > 
> > What's the use case for this? Someone setting up a Linux computer and
> > needing to download some sort of driver to get online? Or for a Linux
> > computer that is never connected to the Internet to get updates?
> 
> >Some people use wifi based routers for their Internet connection, e.g.
> from D-Link. But not all USB and PCI WIFI devices are well supported.
> But new users that perhaps only want to give Linux a try won't always
> buy new hardware in the first run.
> 
> Huawei E220 is support by the Linux kernel.

It is not important what would be supported. I am talking about what the
users currently have.

> >A second use case are users with slow Internet connection. There are a
> lot of areas in Germany where you only get an ISDN or modem based
> connection. It is a pain for those users to download new software at
> home and so many download the packages at work.
> 
> They could use mobile Internet (HSDPA) in rural areas.  I think broadband access with accessible tariff is a (new generation) right in the European Union.

Rule of thumb: If you live in an area with UTMS you would also have DSL. Furthermore see comment above.

> >Synaptic has got a download script creation feature. It creates a
> script / batch file that could be executed in Windows if wget is
> installed in the same folder.
> 
> But (perhaps?) you need to install wget. And to install wget, you need to install Cygwin. So, there are implicit dependencies: install Cygwin. I would create a wget compact version, to be run in Windows.
> 
> Do you know about a (compact) wget version for Windows?.

Googling:

http://users.ugent.be/~bpuype/wget/

Regards,

Sebastian
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