Re: Backing up updated packages
On Wed, 9 Apr 2003 17:34:42 -0700
"S Yuval" <syuval@softhome.net> wrote:
> Hi,
> I'd like to store the packages I download using apt-get and aptitude
> on
> a CD so that I don't have to redownload them every time I format the
> system. Is there any way to tell aptitude to keep the downloaded copies?
> Also, once I have 600-700 MB of files I want to back up, how do I create a
> debian disc image?
Use apt-move. It sorts the packages into an archive-like tree, and creates
package lists and indexes. That way you can use your apt-move cache as a
local archive.
I used it for a little more than a year, and it saved me a lot of download
time.
Kevin
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