You can install Ubuntu software packages without Internet access.
Ubuntu is a distribution of the Linux operating system. A user installs a software application on Ubuntu by procuring a package file for the specific application and version of that application; the package file contains the code and data needed by the application to function, plus scripts that install and uninstall it on a running Ubuntu system. Ubuntu's software management system can procure package files from different kinds of input such as servers on the Internet and a local CD. You can configure your Ubuntu system to install software without having a live Internet connection.
Instructions
1. Log in to the computer running Ubuntu as any user with "sudo" privileges (the account Ubuntu created for you when you installed the operating system always has, by default, "sudo" privileges).
2. Insert the installation CD into the computer's optical drive.
3. Click on "System" at the top of the desktop, then select "Administration" and "Synaptic Package Manager." Enter your password. A new window will come up for the package manager.
4. Click "Origin," then click on the line beginning with "Ubuntu" on the larger pane of the left side bar. The package manager will list the packages you can install from the CD.
5. Scroll the list until you find the package you want to install, then right-click on it and select "Mark for installation." Click "Apply" once you have done that for all packages you need. Ubuntu will retrieve the package files from the CD and install the packages on your computer.
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