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I am trying to get apache2 installed on a Ubuntu 23.10.1 (desktop) computer that doesn't have any access to internet. But running into errors.

I have looked through a lot on the askubuntu forum and also on Ubuntu site but haven't found a working solution given my constraints (see setup details below). I have tried the steps mentioned on AptGet/Offline/Repository but I still get the same errors for missing apache2 libraries as I don't think I got the right files downloaded. Also, I have looked at other questions on offline installation - none of them seems specific to my setup and constraints; the solutions that seem close to my environment either refer to older unsupported software that doesn't work anymore (e.g. Keryx) or don't exactly work the same way specified.

Here is my setup:

  • Computer A: Target system, Ubuntu 23.10.1 (desktop), without any access to internet. This is where I want to setup the apache2 (and later the full LAMP environment).
  • Computer B: Windows 11 computer which I used to download the Ubuntu desktop ISO. I also use it to manually download other software or 'dists' which may be needed to complete the LAMP setup on Computer A. I copy files downloaded on Computer B using a USB drive to Computer A. My constraint is that I can not install any new software on this computer.
  • Also, note that I do not have access to another Ubuntu system where I can use Ubuntu commands to download packages or update repositories and then take them over to Computer A.

So far this is the current status:

  1. I have been able to successfully setup the Ubuntu 23.10.1 desktop environment on Computer A in offline mode.
  2. However, when I try to install apache2 on Computer A, the installation fails with errors.

I am installing apache2 using the following commands: sudo apt update followed by sudo apt install apache2.

After running sudo apt update, I get following messages after a bunch of other messages:

All packages are up to date.
W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/mantic/InRelease  Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com'
W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

I assumed that all packages are fine.

When I run sudo apt install apache2, I get the following errors:

E: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apr/libapr1_1.7.2-3_amd64.deb  Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com'
E: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apr-util/libaprutil1_1.6.3-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb  Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com'
E: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apr-util/libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3_1.6.3-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb  Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com'
E: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apr-util/libaprutil1-ldap_1.6.3-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb  Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com'
E: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apache2/apache2-bin_2.4.57-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb  Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com'
E: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apache2/apache2-data_2.4.57-2ubuntu2_all.deb  Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com'
E: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apache2/apache2-utils_2.4.57-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb  Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com'
E: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apache2/apache2_2.4.57-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb  Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com'
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

Trying with --fix-missing option also did not work and gave the same errors with an additional message "Unable to correct missing packages".

I think I am missing some setup and additional packages but don't know the right fix for this issue. Could anyone suggest a solution to get the LAMP environment setup on Computer A with no access to internet? Thanks!

SRT
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