Re: apt-get just the packages

[Bob Nielsen <nielsen@primenet.com>]

apt-get -d install wmaker

This will retrieve the file (by default to /var/cache/apt/archives) and
you can copy it to the zip drive.  You could link this to /zip.

On Mon, 7 Sep 1998, Vincent Murphy wrote:

> Hi. I'd like to be able to type in
> 
>   apt-get <latest-version-of-windowmaker>
> 
> and have apt-get instead of installing the packages, stick them in
> /zip, my zip drive, so i can take them home. Is this possible?
> 
> thanks,
> vincent murphy
> 
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