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    Downloading Applications and Software for Ubuntu.

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Sho Mitsuharu, Aug 29, 2007.

  1. Sho Mitsuharu

    Sho Mitsuharu Notebook Geek

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    When it comes to Linux, I'm a complete newbie. I recently installed Ubuntu Feisty Fawn on my 1520, while at college, thinking it'd be easy to just follow the guides I had to update and fix things. Turns out you have to run the Cisco Clean Access Agent in order to connect to the network. Cisco, however, does not offer this program for Linux, but instead sells a wireless card (which I'm not going to buy) in which Resnet will let me connect with.
    To make a long story short, I need to update/install/etc... in Ubuntu, but without an internet connection through it I'm screwed. Is there anyway I can download the packages/files/binaries needed to get my Os up to speed?
     
    Sho Mitsuharu, Aug 29, 2007
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  2. Lysander

    Lysander AFK, raid time.

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    Download the .deb files from packages.ubuntu.com and transfer them over to your computer.
     
    Lysander, Aug 29, 2007
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  3. Sho Mitsuharu

    Sho Mitsuharu Notebook Geek

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    Ah, thank you. I was sure there was a way to do it, I just had no idea where to go. Again thank you.
     
    Sho Mitsuharu, Aug 29, 2007
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    Paul Mom! Hot Pockets! NBR Reviewer

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    Wow, I thought my school was bad. We have to use Cisco at my school as well, but if it detects you're running a non-Windows OS it will just bypass it and I log in with my university credentials.

    What do Mac users at your school do?
     
    Paul, Aug 29, 2007
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  5. Rumil

    Rumil Notebook Enthusiast

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    Updating threw downloading packages from packages.ubuntu.com is a little... hm... painful ;) You would have to menage package dependencies on your own and these can be, sometimes, very... hm... "deep".
    As long as your wireless card works you'd probably prefer to stick with this : http://resnet.uci.edu/cca_faq.asp#q12
    I googled for "linux Cisco Clean Access Agent" and that was one of the hits.
    If this doesn't help, google on your own and check other hits, there's plenty of them ;)

    Oh, one more thing: as far as I know, Santa Rosa support in Feisty is far from calling it good and things MAY not work. In October, when Gutsy is out it should be much better.
     
    Rumil, Aug 29, 2007
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