From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jalus Bilieyich Subject: Re: offline repo server Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 17:59:48 -0600 Message-ID: <3543c7cf-7b6e-6eb6-dec7-c8d466501340@gmail.com> References: <877esgjawf.fsf@portkomputilo.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:41783) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ebxca-0002sH-Qg for help-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Jan 2018 18:59:57 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ebxcX-0004zM-Qi for help-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Jan 2018 18:59:56 -0500 Received: from mail-lf0-x232.google.com ([2a00:1450:4010:c07::232]:33363) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ebxcX-0004uv-Iv for help-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Jan 2018 18:59:53 -0500 Received: by mail-lf0-x232.google.com with SMTP id t139so9457063lff.0 for ; Wed, 17 Jan 2018 15:59:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.1.14] (cpe-70-114-157-146.austin.res.rr.com. [70.114.157.146]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id z66sm107288lfa.26.2018.01.17.15.59.50 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Wed, 17 Jan 2018 15:59:51 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <877esgjawf.fsf@portkomputilo.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> Content-Language: en-US List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" To: help-guix@gnu.org Just go to a nearby public place with internet access and bring a laptop. Install away. And come back with all the package tarballs. On 01/17/2018 05:58 PM, Quiliro Ordonez Baca wrote: > I am not sure if this has been asked before. But I live in a place where > there is no network link and I would like users to install different > softwares there. > > Is it possible to have a machine connect to the net every so often so > that it updates all available substitutes (or source if substitutes are > not available)...and then take that machine to an offline site where > other machines use it to install all packages that users want? >