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I have a new Ubuntu 12.04 that's not connected to the internet. So I download .deb files into my phone and send it to my PC via USB cable.

But the dependencies that are required are giving me a real headache.

Take Aircrack as an example. When you try to install the package, it says

Dependency is not satisfiable: iw

Then after downloading and opening iw, it gives

Dependency is not satisfiable:  libnl-3-200 (>=3.2.7)

I get the following error when I try to install those packages with Software Center:

Dependency is not satisfiable: [DEPENDENCY_NAME] [DEPENDENCY_VERSION]

So, I was wondering if there is some way to download all the dependencies together with the package.

Thanks in advance.

Slim Shady
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If you can download the .deb files to your phone, and transfer them to the computer via USB cable, you can use tethering to let Ubuntu download directly using the same data connection your phone uses to download the .deb package files. Then dependencies will be automatically filled.

The downside of this is that you'll use (a little) more cellular data -- the upside is that you'll save loads of time and you can be sure stuff is working while your computer is (temporarily) connected to the Internet.

Zeiss Ikon
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Find another system that has 12.04 and then install everything you want using synaptic or app store, (or terminal). Then copy all of the files you find in (root)/var/cache/apt and to your machine in the same directory (with root access). You still might need to have an updated cache, but all heavy downloading should be finished with this method. Do not copy the lock file.. and it won't let you anyways.

I usually type (you might type nautilus instead of caja for ubuntu) to launch a gui file manager with su privs. It is dangerous, but terminal can be more dangerous. Close it when you are done.

gksu caja

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The next method.. I think I tested this.. You still need a live machine. You can use a persistent thumbdrive on any friend's computer. same version same bits. I ran this once and it worked. I mostly use the first method. Follow this link to odzangba

Like the other person said, you can use your cell phone as a tether and get a network connection (even by usb cable). Give it a try. For the big downloads, go to starbucks or a free wifi hotspot.

Bhikkhu Subhuti
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All newer versions of ubuntu have iw installed by default. Install a newer version to avoid such a headache.

Also, you can go to http://packages.ubuntu.com where you can see a list of dependencies for each package you select.

You can use the command dpkg -l | grep packagename to search for installed packages. example:

dpkg -l | grep iw

If you connect to the internet and use apt-get to do the install, it will automatically satisfy all dependencies for you.

I suggest you connect to the internet.

mchid
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