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| Thread ID: 42227 | 2004-02-04 12:07:00 | Automation of Specific downloads in Linux | Chilling_Silently (228) | Press F1 |
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| 212854 | 2004-02-04 12:07:00 | Im wanting to download all kde*.rpm files from: ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/arklinux/dockyard/RPMS/ (ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/arklinux/dockyard/RPMS/) What's the best way to go about only downloading the rpms? I'll then run a test install on the Family's PC, get the missing dep's, and then install them :-) So are there any apps out there that will automatically add all files in a web/ftp dir to be downloaded, and then allow me to even delete the ones I dont want? Many thanks Chill. |
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| 212855 | 2004-02-04 12:39:00 | I usually just use konqueror to drag & drop from the site. Most other graphical ftp clients will also work. Otherwise, a number of command line apps can work with wildcards, eg: ncftpget 'ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/arklinux/dockyard/RPMS/kde*.rpm' or wget, curl, etc. Just make sure you wrap the URL in quotes so the * gets passed to the app, rather than being expanded by the shell. |
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| 212856 | 2004-02-04 12:59:00 | Cool, Thanks :-) | Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 212857 | 2004-02-04 13:00:00 | Oh its ftp? I thought that was a http url... odd.. nm... Firebird simply displays file-names as a hyperlink, not as a draggable icon. Its late... I guess Im not thinking the clearest there :p Thanks though Chill. |
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| 212858 | 2004-02-04 19:52:00 | Have you tried apt? There are a few graphical front ends for it, Synaptic being one- www.nongnu.org | mark.p (383) | ||
| 212859 | 2004-02-04 20:10:00 | Yes, it comes with Ark Linux, I had a quick look around last night too see if I could add this URL as a mirror... Will have a better look today now Im not quite so tired :-) Wallpaper arrived, thanks :-) Chill. |
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| 212860 | 2004-02-05 01:02:00 | The mget command of proper FTP is intended for this. (It pays to toggle the prompt option so you don't have to say "yes" for each. ;-)) | Graham L (2) | ||
| 212861 | 2004-02-05 05:17:00 | Cheers for that, its good to know :-) Come in handy a few times already today :D I think my problem was I thought it was http, not ftp (The other window i had open said http). Cheers Chill. |
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