can i install apps another way?

[Vice]

I dont have access to the internet on my laptop to often. at work and such. so i wanted to nkow if i could down load the app from windo computer and transfer via usb to install in sabayon. if so please point me in the right direction. i'v been searching the stuff and google but havent found found an explination in wetawd form.
i do alot of file transfers that way.

[voxiac]

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emerge -pf app1 app2 app3

Will spit out links to files it needs to download in order to install app1 app2 and app3 (There could be more than one link for one file).
You can also redirect the output to a file for convenience:

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emerge -pf app1 app2 app3 > links_to_fetch.txt

Then download those files on a windows PC and put them into /usr/portage/distfiles folder on sabayon system.

[4walters]

if you have occasional internet access with your laptop but don't have time to let it compile you can:

#emerge -f programname and then later on emerge programname and let it compile.