Add Universal Reposity - Synaptic

[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?

[rwabel]

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

sudo /etc/apt/sources.list

then you add the universal repository to it
for warty:

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

for hoary:

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

[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...

[rwabel]

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]

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?

[Karny]

Is it on the CD? If so, how can I install it?

it isn't, so you can't.