On 20/12/06, alan c <aeclist-MURppvFVPpEgIZxP67a6fdBPR1lH4CV8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Alan Pope wrote:
> > I think the reason you are failing is because you are making an incorrect
> > assumption
> > about how apt/dpkg work.
> >
> > You don't just point apt at a bunch of debs and expect it to install them,
> > it doesn't
> > work like that. You *could* point dpkg at a directory of debs and see if it
> > can install
> > them - hoping you still have all necessary dependancies (which you probably
> > should).
> >
> > Apt requires a repository which consists of pools of directories sorted
> > alphabetically,
> > and other files which index those pools. The easiest way to explain it is
> > to go and have
> > a look at a repository.
> >
> > http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/
> > http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
> > http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/ - contains all the packages
> > http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/dapper/ - for example contains
> > the indexes of
> > the packages in the pool.
> >
> > I would recommend you use one of the tools recommended, apt-move,
> > apt-mirror, debmirror
> > and so on.
>
> thanks I will change direction slightly
There's a project called APTonCD, that does exactly what you want.
Try looking at
http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2006/11/aptoncd-create-backup-of-all-packages.html
for an introduction.
I haven't used the project, just spotted it and stored a link...
Hwyl,
Neil.
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