>>>>> "Grant" == Grant Edwards <grante@visi.com> writes: Grant> Is there a simple way to download .deb files from the archive? I Grant> tried using "apt-get --download-only install foboar" (or someting Grant> like that, don't have a Debian system handy right now). But, Grant> apt-get refused to download the package since it was already Grant> installed. I don't want to install the package, just download Grant> it. Try adding --reinstall to your command line, and see if that works. Grant> I know I can search through the package listing cache and find Grant> the http/ftp path, but I was hoping there was a method that would Grant> more easily lend itself to automation. apt-cache show <package> Look for the "filename" field, which will be a relative filename (I'm not entirely sure relative to what, but it shouldn't be too hard to figure out). -- Hubert Chan <hubert@uhoreg.ca> - http://www.uhoreg.ca/ PGP/GnuPG key: 1024D/124B61FA Fingerprint: 96C5 012F 5F74 A5F7 1FF7 5291 AF29 C719 124B 61FA Key available at wwwkeys.pgp.net. Encrypted e-mail preferred.
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