Add Universal Reposity - Synaptic

**search66** · February 18th, 2005

This is almost a "double post", but my inital question lead to repositories... so, I'm posting this in here.

How can I add the Universal Repository without having a network connection?

**rwabel** · February 18th, 2005

Originally Posted by search66

This is almost a "double post", but my inital question lead to repositories... so, I'm posting this in here.

How can I add the Universal Repository without having a network connection?

I'm not sure if I understand your question right. You just want to add the repository?

Open a terminal and write

Code:

sudo /etc/apt/sources.list

then you add the universal repository to it
for warty:

Code:

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ warty universe
 deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wary universe

for hoary:

Code:

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary universe
 deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary universe

**search66** · February 18th, 2005

Yea, I got that part... But doesn't the HTTP mean that it's trying to locate the set via the internet? The workstation doesn't have a network connection yet.

I tried to add it via Synaptic, but it gave me about a half-dozen "warnings" because of an invalid path...

**rwabel** · February 19th, 2005

Originally Posted by search66

Yea, I got that part... But doesn't the HTTP mean that it's trying to locate the set via the internet? The workstation doesn't have a network connection yet.

I tried to add it via Synaptic, but it gave me about a half-dozen "warnings" because of an invalid path...

Ah okay, I missunderstood you. You want to add a repository of universe which is not on the internet. I don't know how to do that. You must make kind of a mirror from the universe repository I guess.

But the main repository you have also on CD. You'll have most important applications available without internet connection.

**search66** · February 21st, 2005

Ok, I'm back to square one. Can anyone tell me how to add the universal repository without having an internet connection? Is it on the CD? If so, how can I install it?