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How can I install software or packages without Internet (offline)?
I have a friend who has got a computer that is not connected to the Internet. Is there any way to install software offline easily?
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Installing Ubuntu from local mirror (on filesystem) with current raring-server-amd64.iso
I am in environment, where no internet connection is available at all.
However, I've mirrored a part of raring repository to the local filesystem (75GB in total), hoping, that it is still possible to ...
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How to use a .iso image as a CD-ROM Repository?
I have all images of Debian, Ubuntu and Ubuntustudio as .iso. How can I use them as repository to install my desired packages with sudo apt-get install package-name?
I easily mount the .iso file with ...
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Unofficial/Local repositories and how do they differ from PPAs in Launchpad
I normally tend to use the PPAs (Personal Package Archives) found in launchpad.net, but I have noticed more and more that some repositories are being created in other places or a website that manages ...
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E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
After making index for my local repository, I get this error while updating.
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList ...
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How to delete old versions of same packages from a Local Repository?
In my local repository see below, I have many versions of same packages downloaded and stored in deb package directory. As Ubuntu always prefer to use the highest version, I don't need the earlier ...
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Strategies for local source build environment and deb package server for multiple Ubuntu releases?
I won't be able to check responses for a while, but I thought I'd jot this down, now that I thought of it. Not sure if this is the right forum for this question, but here goes:
I'm considering buying ...
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Delete old packages from local repository
I would like to cleanup my local repository after each upgrade. When I add newer version of packages to pool and regenerate indexes with dpkg-scanpackages, program warns about old versions of packages ...
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apt-move says the packages are moved but they are gone
I'm trying to setup a Ubuntu mirror with selected packages from different repositories, by using apt-move, which I've been using on Ubuntu 10.04 without (too much) problems.
I've installed apt-move ...
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How to make my own local repository?
I would like to build my own local repository on my LAN, so that machines on the LAN can update and upgrade from it. I want to download the packages and store them on my local server so that I can ...
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Upgrading Ubuntu from local mirror
I need to upgrade from Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS to 12.04 LTS using local repository (approx); Internet access is granted by a Web Proxy.
The problem is:
if I don't set proxy (so server can't reach ...
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How can I update my custom repository?
I created a local repository and I used it in my ubuntu clients.
This repository contains only some packages.
Now I would upgrade these packages.
How can I do it, as there are many packages and ...
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Couldn't find package - But package is listed in the Packages file
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I am using a private repository and an currently trying to repackage some packages 3rd-party packages.
I extract the package, make a few modifications (just the ...
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Howto automatically remove older package versions from a custom repository? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Delete old packages from local repository
I want to create a private repository for Ubuntu.
I executed the command dpkg-scanpackages . /dev/null | gzip -9c > Packages.gz ...
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Forcing to install dependencies from Custom Repositry?
I have setup a local directory repository, but Ubuntu installs from Remote Repository.
How can i force it to install from my local repository?
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How to create a Local Repository with a Pen Drive? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to make USB drive as local repository
I want to install Ubuntu 12.04 in many systems simultaneously and the Internet Speeds are way too slow!. So i thought of using ...
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bypass/ignore the gpg signature checks of apturl? ubuntu 12.0
I have an unsigned local repository, I created the file /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00nogpg with the content APT :: Get :: AllowUnauthenticated "true";.
Using apt-get install package install normally.
In ...
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Assign highest priority to my local repository
Summary
How can I make apt-get prefer local repository packages instead of downloading again the same package version from official repositories? The local repository is signed and trusted. We've ...
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Cannot use software-center to install packages from local repository without internet [closed]
I have a Local repository as instructed in this tutorial . It is a trusted repository, so no "Authentication errors" are there. I've tested it with synaptic and apt-get .
I was being able to use ...
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wget to download Ubuntu Repo
I'm setting up an offline Ubuntu Repo and I need to download the Ubuntu repo using a windows machine. I have access to WGET.exe . What is the command to do this?
Thanks in Advance.
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Set up offline Ubuntu Repository [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I install software offline?
I'm in a bit of a pinch! I have bunch of Ubuntu hosts (10.04)on a network that NEVER sees the internet. I need to be able to install ...
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What is the best way to deal with local DEB packages (i.e. ones not installed from repos)? [closed]
I just want a "guru's opinion" on the best way to deal with those pesky little "singleton" debs that you don't get out of any APT repo. For example google-chrome (I know they finally made a repo), ...
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Download selected packages to a local repository
Actually I'm a bit new to Linux and I need to download some selected packages (debian ubuntu) to my local repository.
So could you please help me to figure this out?
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How to make USB drive as local repository
I copied "archives" folder (/var/cache/apt/archives) from another computer which was fully updated and had some packages that i want. Can someone guide me how to add my USB drive in repository list so ...
