Thanks very much! On Fri, 2004-05-28 at 18:13, Christoph Wickert wrote: > Am Fr, den 28.05.2004 schrieb Chadley Wilson um 16:01: > > Hey PPl. > > > > Given that there is an option in synaptic to download files only, > > there is. Or use "apt-get -d" > > > I was wondering if this feature could be used to install packages on a > > system without internet access. How could I get the downloaded packages > > from synaptic and save them in a local folder? > > By default the packages are stored in /var/cache/apt/archives/ and > deleted if you do an apt-get clean /apt-get autoclean or tell synaptic > to do so (in prefs). > > > This would be very useful for depenancy problems at the remote station. > > you could "yumify" the directory with yum-arch and then make it > available via http or ftp. For localhost only use a dir is sufficient: > > e.g. /etc/sysconfig/rhn/sources > > dir my-apt-cache /var/cache/apt/archives > > will add a new up2date "channel" with your apt-cache. > > have fun > Christoph -- Chadley - Linux Rocks Welcome to my world. ****************************************************************** This mail is free for distribution. You are free to - delete it - resend it - use it in anyway that makes you happy. I am not responsible for it or its content due to ignorance. Enjoy the adventures of Linux *******************************************************************
