On Thu, 9 Aug 2018, Mike Miller wrote: > On Thu, 9 Aug 2018, Clug wrote: > >> Just got "apt install dkms" and "apt install make", that should resolve all >> dependencies. > > The issue is that the machine that needs those programs has no networking, so > if I run this... > > sudo apt install dkms > > ...for example, it just tells me that the network is unreachable. So I > have to somehow run it on another machine and move the files over. The > question is, how do I do that? Maybe the key is to use apt-get with the -d option: -d, --download-only Download only; package files are only retrieved, not unpacked or installed. Configuration Item: APT::Get::Download-Only. Apparently, "apt-get -d install will download the given package and all missing dependencies to the system packages directory (/var/cache/apt/archives)." And this is best for use of "if you want to 'pre-download' a set of packages for later installation." Or so I'm told... https://askubuntu.com/questions/463380/difference-between-apt-get-d-install-apt-get-download So, maybe I can do that on the USB stick, then copy the downloaded files over to the laptop, putting them in /var/cache/apt/archives. If that works, then I just need to know the command to install the "pre-downloaded" files. Any ideas? Mike