Server install of kvm and openstack without broadband

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I've always installed Ubuntu desktop (many versions and flavors) with a decent internet connection, but now I find myself preparing for my first-ever server install (13.04 chosen for the need of Grizzly), in a place without broadband. I therefore wish to prepare for installing everything from media, which I would download before I wander off to the Boonies.

How can I download all the files I would need for a complete Open Stack install, on a single machine, before I leave the blue blanket of my broadband connection?

Once downloaded and a basic install performed, would I install additional packages needed by apt after revising /etc/apt/sources.lst to point to where the Big Pile o' Files be, or would I manually install each with dpkg, or, on the Gripping Hand, do it in a way I do not yet recognize?

You want to use openstack, or what kind of packages you plan to use? — Braiam, Oct 02 '13 at 03:03

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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I would just install the packages I wanted before moving in that circumstance. This might be useful if you can download packages elsewhere, save them to a flash drive, then copy to your Big Pile o' Files.

Lucky for you, someone has already figured it out:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Offline/Repository/

And another thread for reference:
How can I install software or packages without Internet (offline)?

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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answered Oct 02 '13 at 01:59

musicman1979

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Worked like a champ. Collecting OpenStack stuph now. – K7AAY Oct 02 '13 at 21:25
Happy to help. Please mark the question as answered. Which approach did you use? – musicman1979 Oct 05 '13 at 20:03
http://www.howtoforge.com/local_debian_ubuntu_mirror – K7AAY Oct 07 '13 at 15:54

Server install of kvm and openstack without broadband

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