On 7 Aug 2002, Jeff wrote:
> How can I download to cache all the installed packages that aren't
> already there? apt-get with the -d option won't do it if the package
> is installed and up-to-date. Is there a way to down load the debs
> based on my package selections?
You can use aptitude.
aptitude download package1 package2...
should work, at least in theory. See man aptitude.
Sincerely, Faheem Mitha.