Install Tiger updates with thumb drive...

This was my first Mac desktop. It was hard, but I finally parted with it with someone who would treat it good and enjoy it. She has no internet access for now and In finally got the added video card working. I'm heading over tomorrow with the video card cd for the proper drivers which I hope solve the locking up problem. She is planning on moving which is one of the reason why she hasn't gotten internet access yet. Can I download the updates onto a thumb drive and install them on Powermac running Tiger? The alternative is to take the tower home with me, it's a 32 miles round trip, and update it for her then return it to her.
Any advice is very much appreciated.

Yes. Move the dmg files as is without using Software Update.
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