APT: how to dwnld already debs...

howdie, this must be a simple faq... but haven't found it in any documentation: How to do you ask apt-get to download all the .deb files necessary for a given package, if that package is already installed on your machine? I've tried apt-get -d install SOME-PACKAGE but it works only for those

Re: APT: how to dwnld already debs...

Hi, You can repack your installed .deb's with dpkg-repack. You could also mount the CD on officeMachine (or use ftp) and copy the .deb's to the zip drive. I have a simmilar set-up and use the above two methods. Sometimes a deb gets left out, but apt will let you know when when you try to

Re: APT: how to dwnld already debs...

Quoting churasco ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): howdie, this must be a simple faq... but haven't found it in any documentation: How to do you ask apt-get to download all the .deb files necessary for a given package, if that package is already installed on your machine? I've tried apt-get -d install