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How can I add previously downloaded .deb files to apt using command line so that they will not be downloaded again when I use sudo apt-get install?

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Copy it to /var/cache/apt/archives with the following command:

sudo cp filename.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/

You may have to rename the deb files according to the cache, so start to download it with apt-get, get the name of the cached file from /var/cache/apt/archives/ then rename your file and copy it there overwriting the incomplete download and start apt-get again.

Of course you don't need this if you are copying from an old cache :)

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  • Does copying to /var/cache/apt/archives/ means that they are recognized? – user69453 Jun 19 '14 at 11:15
  • @user69453 Yes, it is where apt-get stores its cache, so if you copy your deb file with the correct filename it should install it instead of downloading it again. – nastys Jun 19 '14 at 11:31

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