Hi
I recently found out about apt storing installation files in the /var/cache/apt/archives directory. I also found out that I can run
and that will create a file called Packages which apt understands and I can store that anywhere on my PC or disc together with the .deb files found in /var/.../archives and use gzip to make the Packages file into Packages.gz and this will allow me to install the packages on say a clean install of Kubuntu without having to connect to the internet provided that all the things I wanna install were installed via apt.
I haven't had a chance to try this out yet but what i wanna know is what problems come with this? I basically have a netboot and I wanna install all the software I ever need on it and the I wanna create a custom software disc which I will then use to install all this software on a desktop that does not have the internet. Is that possible. I especially want Kubuntu-restricted-extras, g++, and libqt4*.
Thank you.
I recently found out about apt storing installation files in the /var/cache/apt/archives directory. I also found out that I can run
Code:
dpkg-scanpackages > Packages
I haven't had a chance to try this out yet but what i wanna know is what problems come with this? I basically have a netboot and I wanna install all the software I ever need on it and the I wanna create a custom software disc which I will then use to install all this software on a desktop that does not have the internet. Is that possible. I especially want Kubuntu-restricted-extras, g++, and libqt4*.
Thank you.