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I have 20 to 3o computers on my network, and I have a copy of the Debian packages in /var/cache/apt/archives.

But when I take this downloaded copy to any other machine, I need to run apt-get update.

How do I avoid this? Where is the list of packages, updated by that command, stored? I need to copy them as well, and use it on a computer which is completely offline.

Ondra Žižka
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meow
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The packages lists are stored in /var/lib/apt/lists/, copy all the files inside that directory (except lock and partial) to the other computer. You could also copy the .bin files in /var/cache/apt/.

Eric Carvalho
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Well, the apt-get update command updates the pkgcache.bin and srcpkgcache.bin files in the /var/cache/apt/ directory, so you have to copy those files too. Also please note that what you are trying to do it is not recommended!

Frantique
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  • well then is there any "recommended" solution to copy the package list ??? – meow Jun 12 '13 at 13:26
  • @meow I read about keeping a local copy of packages / sources somewhere, I think it was a debian/ubuntu package of some sort? Looks like there's several different ways: https://askubuntu.com/questions/170348/how-to-create-a-local-apt-repository – Xen2050 Nov 27 '23 at 08:42