I've got a couple of questions about using APT on Debian Sarge. Is there a way to set up a "repository" of Debian packages on a CD-ROM? I would like to do this, instead of keeping the packages on my hardrive. I tried to just burn the packages to a CD-ROM, but this didn't work. I think I need to prepare some type of index file for the CD's but I'm not quite sure how to do this.
I checked out the APT HOWTO, at: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/index.en.html However, I found the tutorial rather confusing as a new Linux user. Is there another tutorial on the web that explains how to do this? Does APT have a list that it uses to determine dependencies, or is this information contained in each individual package? For example, If I want to install package "X", does the "X" .deb contain the dependency information, or is there a list on my system somewhere? If there is a list, how would I update it to reflect dependencies of the most recent packages. Thanks for the help. Scott
