It looks like there is little support for offline Linux users around. From installing packages to compiling source code, there always seems a need to connect to net in some situations.*


After hardcore use of Google, i haven't gotten any lead to installing kde4 offline. I use the internet @ my university, usually download my packages/sources then take them to my machine @ home to install/compile.
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Is there any way to download kde4 offline?[/align]

Please help on the methods that could work. (including all the advanced methods if any)!

"Is there any way to download kde4 offline?"
well, no, since for downloading it you need to be online.

but of course you can download on your university and compile / install on your computer.

check your distribution, if it's debian based, like kubuntu or mint (or even debian ) you can get all the debs and theyr dependences, bur int on a cd, and copy them to /var/apt/cache and run a dpkg -i name of the principal package.

trust me i did all my research and @ the end of those links (i use .deb packages). it always says "aptitude install kde4" that requires a live connection

do not use aptitude, use dpkg -i package name.

cool, i got what you mean...
-download all the required .deb's
-get them to the machine (/var/apt/cache)
-then run dpkg -i 'package_name'

that's for each .deb separately?
(or does it mean if all of them are in one folder they'll read each other)

-ill try that out & report how it works out

I guess that you will have to be a little patient installing each one.
but i'm not sure. never did that
remember to run dpkg -i on the same folder as the files are.

You can also create a mirror of kde repository.
F.ex. use http://apt-mirror.sourceforge.net/

Check out http://aptoncd.sourceforge.net/ if you use a debian based distribution.

-download all the required .deb's
-get them to the machine (/var/apt/cache)

And then you can install it via synaptic/adept

-then run dpkg -i 'package_name'
that's for each .deb separately?

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sudo dpkg -i *.deb

is enough

SeaJey wrote:

-download all the required .deb's
-get them to the machine (/var/apt/cache)

And then you can install it via synaptic/adept

-then run dpkg -i 'package_name'
that's for each .deb separately?

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sudo dpkg -i *.deb

is enough

If you do this be sure of deleting old packages of that folder before do anything

Hi..do u have tutorial to build and compile kde 4.1 from scratch?
i install linux without existing kde version.(command line)

bbc58206 wrote:Hi..do u have tutorial to build and compile kde 4.1 from scratch?
i install linux without existing kde version.(command line)

Check out KDE.Getting_Started.Page

you'll get a link to guides for compiling KDE there!

If you do this be sure of deleting old packages of that folder before do anything

Well, yes.
Just create new folder and move to this folder all downloaded packages you want to install.

Hi

I feel your pain my friend, using linux without a direct net connection is a pain in the a..., just an advise from a user in the same situation as you. Just do that and you will be happy.

1-Get opensuse DVD. Install opensuse
2- in the suse build service, you can get all the rpm either for kde4.1.x or a weekly snapshot of kde trunk.
For example if you want kde4.1.69 go to
http://download.opensuse.org/repositori ... SUSE_11.0/
download all rpm founded in the i586 and noarch.

3- in your home, copy those packages to a local repository, add it to yast (suse package manager).

4- install kde.
5- if you want any software on linux,
just go to http://packages.opensuse-community.org/

friendly yours

update: And why specially opensuse, and not other distro, simply because of the build service, which is organized by software package, if you want for example the last version of openoffice just go to the http://download.opensuse.org/repositori ... 11.0/i586/
and get all rpm, no surprise when you are at home, no obscure dependencies, just install and use, eh like .. ms windows