Downloading Linux stuff on windows

[bobtcowboy]

Hey all!

I think read somewhere that downloading stuff to install/run on linux had to be done in some special way if done from windows. Is this true? for example, I'm going to download debian (woody) via their ftp site - will wsftp be able to do the job? are there any special options I have to select? for some reason I seem to recall it having to do with Binary/ASCII...

Thanks,
Bill

[fsvara]

It will work in windows. The ftp client will have to use Biary mode transfer, but this is done automatically in all modern ftp clients I know.
Wsftp will propably do (I heard it is one of the best there is for win).

[WeDeliver]

I suggest CoffeeCup ftp, absolutely free and nice little graphical add-ins. I forgot the link to it, sorry, but if you do a search on download.com for ftp and/or coffee cup ftp it will be there.

Also, keyword is FTP, the protocol is the same on both sides, thus they communicate regardless of OS.

[Shad]

If the files are tarred, it won't matter. Straight binaries might have problems, but not in my experience.

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[X_console]

It doesn't matter what ftp client you use. Make sure you download it as binary. Just keep in mind that Linux tar files tend to use long names with multiple dots, eg: foo-12.3.tar.gz

When this happens Windows gets confused and conveniently renames the file for you as foo_12_3_tar.gz or something similar. Fortunately it's just the name that's been mangled, so just renaming it to what it was before will fix it.

[AWebDesign]

Windows will screw up text files. Such as .c and stuff like that. But I think tar files are safe.

Aaron

[mrBen]

Due to the well documented winmodem effect, I have to download all my Linux files from Windoze. I have had no problems with rpm's or tgz/tar.gz files downloaded in IE5 except that it changes the name. All I do is copy down the name onto a Post-It note, and then change it when I am in Linux. Never had any problems (yet!)



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mrBen

[Linuxman]

I've downloaded many rpm and tar files without a problem, no renaming of files or corrupting them at all.

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