tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947964.post2092375208853042963..comments2008-11-02T19:59:32.983+05:30Budhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16681603430019235684noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947964.post-54745948456572921872008-11-02T19:59:00.000+05:302008-11-02T19:59:00.000+05:30Ooops sorry I just realized I left out the install(as vukko pointed out) :)<BR/><BR/>@NEOLiVZ the perl script should work. I remember using it. Whats the error you get? The reason for the perl script was to handle the fact certain filenames needed to be url encoded or they end up getting re downloaded.Budhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16681603430019235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947964.post-88441919648485620962008-11-01T09:52:00.000+05:302008-11-01T09:52:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.NEOLiVZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10492595451576636770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947964.post-40389591500718552002008-11-01T09:51:00.000+05:302008-11-01T09:51:00.000+05:30Any way yours wont work, but it gave inspiration to write something workable, check it out here http://neolivz.blogspot.com/NEOLiVZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10492595451576636770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947964.post-45657371585132699782008-01-27T01:19:00.000+05:302008-01-27T01:19:00.000+05:30Bud, you've left out the 'install':<BR/><BR/>apt-get -y --print-uris install package_name > debs.listvukkonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947964.post-77473218629309121782007-10-30T22:06:00.000+05:302007-10-30T22:06:00.000+05:30I'm using Ubuntu 7.10 64 bit<BR/><BR/>Should some package be substituted for package_name? Which?<BR/><BR/>$ sudo apt-get -y --print-uris package_name <BR/>E: Invalid operation package_name<BR/><BR/>If I try this command with a specific package, it still doesn't work.<BR/><BR/>$ sudo apt-get -y --print-uris firefox<BR/>E: Invalid operation firefox<BR/><BR/>The syntax of the commands are wrong. This is from the man page of apt-get.<BR/><BR/>SYNOPSIS<BR/> apt-get [-hvs] [-o=config string] [-c=file] {[update] | [upgrade] |<BR/> [dselect-upgrade] | [install pkg...] | [remove pkg...] |<BR/> [purge pkg...] | [source pkg...] | [build-dep pkg...] | [check]<BR/> | [clean] | [autoclean] | [autoremove]}linux666http://www.blogger.com/profile/12567467923149804024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947964.post-87090610896983392062007-10-29T23:07:00.000+05:302007-10-29T23:07:00.000+05:30Nope works for me all the time :) What distribution are you trying this on? I am not sure if apt rpm supports the --print-uris option.Budhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16681603430019235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947964.post-18961270663712869382007-10-29T19:53:00.000+05:302007-10-29T19:53:00.000+05:30The apt-get command is wrong.linux666http://www.blogger.com/profile/12567467923149804024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947964.post-63911968632867704732007-10-29T19:49:00.000+05:302007-10-29T19:49:00.000+05:30There is a problem with the guide.<BR/><BR/>http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/using-a-download-accelerator-with-apt-get-595443/?posted=1#post2940945Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947964.post-58700244921271321352007-08-30T11:46:00.000+05:302007-08-30T11:46:00.000+05:30Hi Geek with an attitude,<BR/>I like your Blog.<BR/>Stay tunned with the SL SFD 2007.<BR/>http://nightskymine.blogspot.com/2007/08/software-freedom-day-2007-sep-15h.html<BR/>Thank You.Genesishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545615356738252488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947964.post-46010139321466371222007-08-07T12:49:00.000+05:302007-08-07T12:49:00.000+05:30oh!! i wanted the same thing, and i didn't know about the print-uri option.. i ended up hacking the apt-get code : http://www.sandaru1.com/2007/02/14/enhance-apt-get-downloading-using-an-external-download-acceleratoraxelprozillaaget/Sandaruwanhttp://www.sandaru1.comnoreply@blogger.com