Quoting Gordon <gbpli...@gmail.com>: ... > Thanks - the major problem is that the internet connection is SO slow > that I can't install packages. Is there somewhere I can download the > *.deb file on another machine and install it that way? ...
If you search packages.ubuntu.com, you should be able to download it. Build-essential is avaliable for 8.10 Intrepid Ibex at http://ubuntu.blueyonder.co.uk/archive/pool/main/b/build-essential/build-essential_11.4_i386.deb for i386. Harry -- O< ascii ribbon campaign - stop html mail - www.asciiribbon.org -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
