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Old 08-12-2022, 12:25 AM   #1
Matthew Wai
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How can I manually download an updated driver?


My OS is UnionTech OS, abbreviated to "UOS". It has a utility named PcButler, which will search for driver updates. As per the log file, my PcButler has found the following updated driver:
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"backport-ethernet-dkms_1.0.4_amd64.deb","version":"1.0.4"
PcButler has a "Update the driver" button, which will automatically download and install the package. However, I want to manually download it and back it up. Is there a way to do so? I asked the same question on the UOS forum:

https://club.uniontech.com/#/detail?...17fa881&page=1

A member there posted the following command:
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apt download  backport-ethernet-dkms_1.0.4_amd64.deb
I ran it and got the following message:
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Matthew_Wai@MatthewWai:~$ apt download  backport-ethernet-dkms_1.0.4_amd64.deb
E: Unable to locate package backport-ethernet-dkms_1.0.4_amd64.deb
E: Couldn't find any package by glob 'backport-ethernet-dkms_1.0.4_amd64.deb'
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'backport-ethernet-dkms_1.0.4_amd64.deb'
Is it possible to manually download the package?

Last edited by Matthew Wai; 08-12-2022 at 12:27 AM.
 
Old 08-12-2022, 12:36 AM   #2
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Hi,

just use the package name, not the filename. Eg
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apt download backport-ethernet-dkms
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Old 08-12-2022, 12:43 AM   #3
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see here: https://unix.stackexchange.com/quest...pt-get-command
the package will be downloaded into /var/cache/apt/archives
 
Old 08-12-2022, 12:58 AM   #4
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apt download backport-ethernet-dkms
It worked. Thank you very much!
Code:
Matthew_Wai@MatthewWai:~$ apt download backport-ethernet-dkms
Get:1 https://home-packages.chinauos.com/home plum/main amd64 backport-ethernet-dkms amd64 1.0.4 [2,366 kB]
Fetched 2,366 kB in 4s (549 kB/s)                   
Matthew_Wai@MatthewWai:~$
The package has been downloaded into "Home".
 
  


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