8 Feb
2024
8 Feb
'24
12:40 a.m.
On Monday 05 February 2024 13:37:16 Slávek Banko via tde-users wrote:
On Sunday 04 of February 2024 14:52:22 William Morder
via tde-users wrote:
> [snip snip]
> I would like to have a way to download *all* available packages
> appropriate to my system.
>
> If there is some command that will do this, that will work, as I can
> pick and choose on my own. A tool like aptoncd would be better, but I
> can't find anything like it any more.
Hi Bill,
although there were several answers, I will add more.
1. If you just want to download all deb packages to one folder, like apt
cache, you can use aptitude:
aptitude search -F "%p" "~Otrinitydesktop.org" | xargs -r aptitude
download
2. If you want to have a complete structure including apt metadata, I
recommend interested in apt-mirror package:
https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/apt-mirror
Yes, thank you Slavek! This is more specifically what I needed, although I
haven't yet had the opportunity to explore either of these options.
Thanks to all who offered suggestions (Nik, deloptes, Mike, ...? I hope I
didn't miss anybody). It is all grist for the mill, and I can learn new
things, even when they are not exactly the right solution.
Things are now back to normal here, at least regarding my machine. As for life
in California, especially in San Francisco, it is hard to say what
is "normal"; but at least the weather is not so terrible. This so-called
Pineapple Express is bad news.
Bill