How can I install VLC in Fedora without internet connection?

[Hactor]

I am using fedora.
now I want to install VLC into my fedora but got some problem with internet connection.
So I can't yum install with VLC.
What can I do that I can properly install VLC?

ps: my friends have internet connection, what files about VLC should i download?
And how about dependencies?

[ivoire]

Look at the 'rpm' command and download the right rpm from fedora mirrors.

[yanes]

i have the same problem with BackTrack 4, my BackTracked Machine is not connected to the internet

the
rpm -i xxxxxx.rpm ,reoprts a dependencies problem

please help !

[trcounter]

You need download the packages of vlc and all packages needed by vlc called dependencies.
Each distribution uses a package manager, i ignore what uses fedora, could be yum, when you download and install the vlc package, the package manager download the package and it dependencies.
Now, you need to know.

In the case of fedora, fedora uses rpm packages, and i dont know the package manager of fedora.

a) the name of the vlc package
b) the name of the vlc dependency tree
c) download the packages
c.a) you can find a package cache of the package manager...
c.b) spend hours of your precious time of a shiny summer day finding the package and his dependencies in pages like http://www.rpmfind.net/. (at this time i cannot know another one)
d) copy them to an a external drive
e) plug the external drive in your computer
f) install those packages

if not hard job, but takes respectfullly time... =D
hope that helps you, have a nice day.

Felipe

[yanes]

thank you for reply , is ther a way to identify an rpm package with a local tool or manager?

[ivoire]

Identify an rpm package ? What do you mean ?
You can use "yum search" to look for a specific package but (I think) you need an internet connection.

[yanes]

Sorry , i want to says identify dependencies using a local tool (that don't need online catalogs or DBs )

another question do you think if i retrieve all dependencies from a connected machine (i 'll copy files and their paths , )
and i install its in my non-connected machine (of course in their correct paths ) ,will this work?

thank you in advance for your replies and support

[ivoire]

That's not really VLC related and I'm not a fedora expert. But if you download every rpm you need (and their depencies) you can install them on the non-connected machine. You will have to install them in the right order but rpm will say which dependency is missing when installing a package.