On 20/12/06, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
