Fraxinus
March 15th, 2011, 12:54 PM
I am hoping to install Ubuntu on a non-networked computer, and I need to decide whether this will be practical before I actually buy the machine (the requirement for non-networked comes from a security policy at work).
I have a few requirements for packages which I guess may not be in the downloadable installation image (e.g. latex, gfortran, grace, povray, maxima...), and I am wondering whether it will be possible to download the various packages onto a USB stick using a networked Windows machine, and then install packages from this stick.
My main questions are: Do you think this is a practical approach (or will there be so many files to transfer during installation and upgrades because of dependencies, that I should forget the project now)? And, is there an explanation you could point me to about how to do package installation using such a usb stick?
Many thanks for your help! - I'm a long time Linux user, but very green when it comes to installation/maintenance.
I have a few requirements for packages which I guess may not be in the downloadable installation image (e.g. latex, gfortran, grace, povray, maxima...), and I am wondering whether it will be possible to download the various packages onto a USB stick using a networked Windows machine, and then install packages from this stick.
My main questions are: Do you think this is a practical approach (or will there be so many files to transfer during installation and upgrades because of dependencies, that I should forget the project now)? And, is there an explanation you could point me to about how to do package installation using such a usb stick?
Many thanks for your help! - I'm a long time Linux user, but very green when it comes to installation/maintenance.