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Download softwares along with dependancy

I am trying to download xen hypervisor so that when ever Internet isn't available I can install it. I am using this: sudo apt-get download xen-hypervisor-4.1-i386 This will create a .deb file. But ...
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Installing Ubuntu inside Windows 7 without internet connection [offline mode]

I downloaded ubuntu-12.04-amd64.iso and created a bootable USB. I tried installing it (by running wubi.exe in Windows). But the installer started downloading ubuntu-12.04.2-wubi-amd64.tar.xz (524 ...
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Is there a way on ubuntu to keep offline files like in windows?

In windows there is a option when you browse network folders that copies selected files to local disk. Then you can work with those files, create, modify, delete and when you are in the same network ...
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How to create package download script with correct dependencies?

In Synaptic it's possible to select a bunch of packages for installation (or reinstallation), then just click File → Generate package download script to get a set of commands to download the ...
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Linux installation specific questions not answered online?

I need to know if i create a Live usb bootable distro with persistence files, can i later use the usb to install the distro to the hard drive? If so will the persistence files install the distro in ...
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How can I put games on a USB stick for a LAN party?

Soon, I'll be attending a LAN party. There will be a couple of laptops, of which some have Windows 7 installed, and some Ubuntu 12.04. None of these laptops are connected to the internet. I want to ...
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An offline-maps application

I'd like to have a software that allows me to download and view (OpenStreetMap-) maps of the whole world or a certain area I chose to download. Ideally, it should behave just like the map-website but ...
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How do I download and install packages without an internet connection?

I need to install some packages to add a NIC driver to my kernel. Because I don't have it yet, it's not possible for me to do this from my system. What is the best way to solve my problem?
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Offline Repository or CD Source

I have Ubuntu 12.04 installed on a physical machine which cannot be connected to the internet. The originally ISO was downloaded from Ubuntu's official site and burnt straight to CD. From various ...
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I want to play mp3 in rythmbox but it says python v2 plugins requires mpeg-1 layer mp3 decoder but i dont have internet on that computer,

Because i use internet from usb device which supports only on windows, and when I downloaded offline files from packages.ubuntu.com and linuxappsfinder.com and tried to install them in ubuntu, i just ...
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WxPython 2.8 Offline Installation on Ubuntu 9.10 with 2 version of Python

How do you do an offline installation of wx 2.8.12 for python2.7 on Ubuntu with python 2.6 as default Python? Tried searching on google but can't found anything specific. I'm a noob with Linux. ...
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How can I preseed package installation without a network connection?

I am working to create an unattended offline installation of the Ubuntu Server 12.04. I have everything preseeded so far, but I still can't figure out how to install other packages without requiring ...
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12.04 can't connect to wired network/ crashes

I've tried the server and desktop version of 12.04 and I get the same issues: Entire system crashes while trying to install updates Loses ability to connect to network (usually after a crash) I ...
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Wubi won't use my 64 bit desktop iso

I downloaded ubuntu-12.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso and wubi.exe from http://releases.ubuntu.com/precise/. I saved both the iso and wubi in the same folder. However, when I try to install Ubuntu wubi starts ...
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How can I browse Ubuntu Wiki offline?

I am accustomed to offline wiki browsing. I thought it would be great if I can read Ubuntu wiki in the same way. Is there anyway I can read Ubuntu Wiki offline? Help will be much appreciated if I ...
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Broken network libraries - Ubuntu 13.04

I was trying to get the right library dependencies to install a plotting software (Blop) and in the process I removed libraries such as libnm-util and libreadline, in an attempt to fix some possible ...
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How can I keep a machine without internet connection up to date?

My tower is offline but I would like to update my OS and its stock software. I am running the 64-bit Ubuntu 12.10 – the stock launch version – and can't really afford an internet connection. I tried ...
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Fully installed ubuntu 12.10 on blank PC. Everthing fine… allow updates… no wifi connection

This happened twice, because I blanked the PC again (put it back to factory settings) after I gave up trying to solve the problem. I paid special attention. The wifi is found and officialised during ...
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Disconnected - You're now offline

I have Ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop and I can't acces to Internet because whenever I run my laptop the grey bar says "Disconnected- You're now offline". I have HP Pavilion dm1 and I'm connecting to the ...
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How to install ndiswrapper ndisgtk offline? With files?

I have 04 running and I got a wireless USB card that I had working for a long time with ndiswrapper. I had to reinstall my Ubuntu and my wireless is no longer working. I went to the CD to install the ...
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Offline “ia32-libs” installation in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (amd64)

How can I install "ia32-libs" in my Ubuntu 12.04 (amd64)? I can not do it online because my wimax modem connection manager is "32 bit" application and I haven't got any other way to connect online.
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How to read Wikipedia dump offline?

EDIT: On Windows, we have software like Wikitaxi which help us browse XML and .bz2 Wikipedia dumps offline by building custom files on local machine. How can I do the same on Ubuntu? Any software or ...