install programs and codecs without internet access

[Sipke]

Hi
I have an old laptop with a broken network card, which we use to show dvds and miro downloads to our children, it didn't run properly any more, so I decided to reinstall it with Xubuntu Karmic (from cd)

However I forgot that I needed an internet connection to get codecs to watch dvds and MP4 etc, how can I install them (and other programs like OO.o) to this laptop without access to the internet?
Thanks
Sipke

[mac9416]

Hi, Sipke!

You can use Keryx (http://keryxproject.org) to download packages and all their dependencies from your online computer and take them to your offline computer to be installed.

You will want to read the tutorial: http://crashsystems.net/2009/01/keryx-tutorial/

Let me know if you have any trouble!
-mac

[s_raiguel]

Just a thought, but if it has a PCMCIA slot, maybe you could borrow (or buy, they're not that expensive) network module and plug into it to get access.

[Sipke]

Hi, Sipke!

You can use Keryx (http://keryxproject.org) to download packages and all their dependencies from your online computer and take them to your offline computer to be installed.

You will want to read the tutorial: http://crashsystems.net/2009/01/keryx-tutorial/

Let me know if you have any trouble!
-mac

Great I'll try it right away, thanks for the fast reply!


Just a thought, but if it has a PCMCIA slot, maybe you could borrow (or buy, they're not that expensive) network module and plug into it to get access.
thanks, I'll see if I can get one!

have a nice day!
Sipke

[Sipke]

Yes it worked, I was able to install libdvdcss2 and now most dvds play again. The strange thing is that a dd that did play before, won't play now anymore....

I get this error:
VLC cannot set the DVD's title. It possibly cannot decrypt the entire disc
comes from:
#: modules/access/dvdnav.c:318
msgid ""
"VLC cannot set the DVD's title. It possibly cannot decrypt the entire disc."
msgstr ""
"VLC kan de dvd-titel niet instellen. Het is mogelijk dat niet de hele schijf "
"ontcijferd kan worden."

[mac9416]

Hey, Sipke,

I'm glad Keryx worked for you. In order to get everything humming along, you may want to grab a few more packages. Use Keryx to get 'ubuntu-restricted-extras', 'libdvdread4', and 'w32codecs'. That should get it.

You'll probably find these pages helpful:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu

Good luck!

[Sipke]

Just a thought, but if it has a PCMCIA slot, maybe you could borrow (or buy, they're not that expensive) network module and plug into it to get access.


I found a Longshine Ethernet PCMCIA Adapter (10/100Mbps) for 12 Euro, how do I know whether it is compatible with xubuntu?
thanks for all your help

[izak]

Hi,

Did this work with libdvdread4? I am having similar problems since I can connect our local mirrored repositories, but our proxy apparently blocks access to medibuntu.

The problem (as I see it):

According to the official documentation (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs) one must manually run


sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh

after installing libdvdread4 via synaptic. This install script then tries to connect http://packages.medibuntu.org/pool/free/libd/libdvdcss/ to do additional downloads. This attempt times out for me, leaving me unable to play DVDs.

Will Keryx be able to sidestep these difficulties? Or is there an easy way to download the required packages via the normal http ports (which won't be blocked by the proxy).

@Spike: you might want to check the hardware [in]compatibility lists (http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=332) here.

[izak]

To answer my own question: the easiest way to solve my problem is simply to go to http://packages.medibuntu.org/jaunty/index.html and manually download the packages (libdvdccs2 and w64codecs) for later "offline" installation.

[mac9416]

Hey, izak,

The install-css.sh script just installs libdvdcss2. In order to get all codecs working, I usually install ubuntu-restriceted-extras, libdvdread4, libdvdcss2, and w32codecs (or w64codecs) with Keryx. However, since your proxy blocks medibuntu, you do have to use packages.medibuntu.org. There may be workarounds, but I'm not sure what they are.

Good luck!

[Sipke]

It worked, I've got everything up and running and bought a PCMCIA cards in the meantime!
Thanks