Re: Using apt

[joost@topaz.mdcc.cx (Joost Kooij)]

On Thu, Jul 12, 2001 at 12:03:50PM +0100, Jamie Wood wrote:
> Hi - I'm a little confused by apt and wonder how I can best make use of
> it...
> 
> Basically I can download packages for free from work and then bring them
> home on ZIP to my computer there. What is the best way of maintaining an
> archive on the computer that has all the deb files?
> 
> I currently have a directory /usr/local/src/debs but I can't make an entry
> in /etc/apt/sources.list that will make dselect automatically see this
> directory as a source.... Any ideas would be appreciated.

You have to create a Packages.gz file and place it in the directory
with the debs.  See dpkg-scanpackages(8).

Cheers,


Joost