Downloading Packages
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2. Downloading pkgdownload
Download pkgdownload for Mint GNU/Linux
Especially relevant: Right-Click on the Raw Content and Choose “Save Page as…“!
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3. Installing pkgdownload
Then to Set up pkgdownload on Mint
First, Access the Target, usually in the Downloads folder:cd && cd Downloads
To Check it’s there List the contents with:
ls . | grep pkgdownload
The grep Command Refine the output List showing only the entries Matching the Keyword.
But if you are in Trouble to Find the Location on Terminal then See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.
Then give Execution Permission:chmod +x ./pkgdownload*
Again set ownership to the root User with:
sudo chown root:root ./pkgdownload*
Finally, to Setup pkgdownload:
sudo mv ./pkgdownload* /usr/local/bin/pkgdownload
Authenticate with the User Admin Pass.
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo.
Finally, to Test the Setup play:which pkgdownload
Thanks to Wick3rman Work!
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4. Downloading Packages
Finally, to Download Package with Dependencies
The General Form is:pkgdownload [MYPACKAGE]
So for instance:
pkgdownload broadcom-sta-dkms
The Command take only the First, Argument, so for Multiple Packages you have to Loop it.
And the Downloaded Packages are after automatically Compressed into a tar.gz Archive to facilitate the transfer.
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