[osgeo4w-dev] So does this mean the old non-networked versions will die?

[Matt Wilkie]

Hi Jo,

I haven't heard any noises about FWTools and friends being discontinued, 
but even if they are one can still install osgeo4w without being 
networked, though you do need the network at least once.

Acquiring the packages:
    * Run osgeo4w-setup, select Advanced Install, then "Download without 
installing", then the rest of the prompts as you like.
    * Copy osgeo4w-seup.exe and the local cached package directory to 
cdrom, usb key or whatever

Install on disconnected machine:
   * Run osgeo4w-setup, select Advanced Install, then "Install from 
local directory", and continue as though wilt.


This procedure is also useful in network situations where you have a 
bunch of workstations to install to and want to limit external bandwith, 
just plunk the package cache on a network share.

cheers,

matt wilkie
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Joanne Cook wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I am just wondering what this means for the old way of acquiring
> FWTools et al. I am interested in providing GIS in environments where
> a network connection is not always a given- such as disaster
> response, or just places where the phone signal is a bit rubbish (the
> Welsh Mountains or the Lake District in the UK for example). Will
> FWTools et al still exist in their current format? Or do I have to
> figure out how to make OSGeoFW work portably? :-)
> 
> All the best
> 
> Jo
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