<p>Background: I have a kubuntu laptop right now that I can't use wirelessly, i.e. I haven't got wireless assistant installed. But I have a windows laptop that I can download the debian packages seperately on a USB memory stick.</p>

<p>How do I install a debian package on the computer locally?</p>

Once you have the USB stick mounted:
```
```
dpkg --install /path/to/foo_VVV-RRR.deb
```
```
(where fooVVV-RRR.deb is the package's file name)
You can find more commands at the
Debian GNU/Linux FAQ
.
Side note: this is from the command line.  I'm not sure how to get synaptic to do it.