> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu]On Behalf
> Of Denny Esterline
> Sent: 04 February 2007 20:32
> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> Subject: [OT] Linux question
> 
> 
> So recent discussions here finally prompted me to get my hands dirty with
> Linux. I got a copy of Ubuntu 6.06 (dapper drake) and installed it on a
> separate hard drive. The install was smooth and I have what seems to be a
> stable desktop. Then I tried to get a dial up connection to my ISP...
> 
> It turns out I have a Connexant HCF winmodem and I need a 
> different driver.
> No problem, just boot back to windows and download it to a USB 
> flash drive.
> Reboot back Linux, oh I needed something else too, back to windows.....
> about a day of back and forth later I've got to this. I need the debhelper
> package for the driver to install. Package manager doesn't find it on the
> install CD. All the web sites I've found say something to the effect of
> "just use apt-get install debhelper" which is fine, but doesn't 
> work if you
> don't have network connectivity. Downloading debhelper directly 
> lead me down
> a long and convoluted, seemingly endless dependency chain. So 
> I've got a bit
> of a chicken and an egg problem, I need network to install package, I need
> package to install network - any suggestions?
not really :( if it was debian i'd just tell you to get the later CDs but ubuntu doesn't have any later CDs

btw the chain is not endless, remember to install all the packages you have grabbed in one command so that dependency loops don't present a problem.



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