[LAU] Updating without cvs or svn

[david]

alex stone wrote:
> A quick question.
>  
> I'm on the road at the moment, and i've had to deal with a broken 
> laptop. (Which is now fixed, and i'm typing this on a colleague's computer.)
> My problem is i have no net access for the laptop, so i'm reinstalling 
> everything with a constant transfer process with an install disk, and a 
> usb stick. (And i should say here i've installed Debian Lenny ppc, which 
> worked out of the box with no problems. Thanks to the debian team!)
>  
> My colleagues computer is Windows, so i don't want to install anything 
> on it, for fear of messing it up, or introducing, however unwittingly a 
> virus, or bug of some sort.
>  
> Is it possible to simply download (Save as..., for instance) from an up 
> to date cvs or svn build, to an isolated download file, then transfer 
> the files to my usb stick, without using CVS or SVN to do so?
> I've got most things re-installed, but a couple of apps, and updates 
> that have been highly useful for me, are only available at the 
> moment through CVS, SVN, or Git.

Hmmm, maybe use your friend's Windows 'puter to download a live CD/DVD 
version of your Linux distro, boot your laptop from it, then install?

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David
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