offline package install going old-school help

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i have to download packages from the address https://packages.ubuntu.com on an online windows pc. i want to copy them to an external usb drive and transfer them to an offline ubuntu studio pc and install them manually on the offline pc. do i just look for each package that i need from that web site's listings, download them all, go to each of the dependancy pages listed for each one by one and download each of them until i get 'em all from the whole list tree? i am happy to do this to get all the stuff i want on the offline pc if i have to. i don't think it would even take that long at all. complete back-ups are very important for me. any workflow suggestions or pointers, tips or anything to watch out for? thank you all for the help.

This is a valid method. Download packages with dependencies. — Pilot6, Feb 18 '20 at 21:59
You may find the --print-uris option of apt / apt-get useful for generating the dependency list - see for example Getting .deb package dependencies for an offline Ubuntu computer through Windows — steeldriver, Feb 19 '20 at 02:04
Does this answer your question? How can I install software or packages without Internet (offline)? — Camicri, Apr 15 '20 at 15:15
i want to mark the post from Pilot6 (posted on Feb 18 at 21:59) as the answer but i do not understand how to do this. i read through the support center entries but i cannot find the option to do this. i apologize. this is my first forum membership. — west_coast_platypus, Apr 22 '20 at 16:01

offline package install going old-school help

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