I have a dual boot system with Windows 7 and Ubuntu installed. I want to install the multimedia codecs but I do not have an Internet connection in Ubuntu. I do have a connection in Windows, instead.
Is there a way to do so?
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I would suggest you have a look at How can I install software or packages without Internet (offline)? – AzkerM Feb 09 '14 at 06:57
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If windows 7 is dual booted and you have internet on windows why don't you have the net when using the ubuntu partition – damien Feb 09 '14 at 07:24
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You can download packages manually and install them in Ubuntu.
Look at here and select what you need, then download them from here.
In Ubuntu, you can use mount(8) to mount the Windows partition.
Then run
dpkg -i /path/to/your/deb/debname.deb
to install these packages.
Notice that you may have to prepare everything necessary and install them in order because dpkg cannot download dependencies.
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From wiki: Many codecs are already available in the official Debian archive. These include codecs for MP3, H264, and AAC encoding and decoding. These codecs are made available through libraries such as the libav/ffmpeg libraries. – House Zet Feb 11 '14 at 05:24