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Re: the apt-get cache, backing up and using to install debain on another machine



>>>>> "Jim" == Jim Hribar <jimhribar@msn.com> writes:

Jim> I used apt-get to install the packages I wanted on my Debian
Jim> machine after a "network install".  I know that apt-get caches
Jim> downloads so you don't have to download the packages more than
Jim> once.

Jim> How could I backup these "cached" packages?  Where are they? I
Jim> intend just to move them to another machine using ftp.

/var/cache/apt/archives/

You may also want to look into apt-proxy, if you plan on doing this a
lot.

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