Getting the hang of APT....

[Redefined Horizons <redefined.horizons@gmail.com>]

I've got a couple of questions about using APT on Debian Sarge.

Is there a way to set up a "repository" of Debian packages on a
CD-ROM? I would like to do this, instead of keeping the packages on my
hardrive. I tried to just burn the packages to a CD-ROM, but this
didn't work. I think I need to prepare some type of index file for the
CD's but I'm not quite sure how to do this.

I checked out the APT HOWTO, at:

http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/index.en.html

However, I found the tutorial rather confusing as a new Linux user. Is
there another tutorial on the web that explains how to do this?

Does APT have a list that it uses to determine dependencies, or is
this information contained in each individual package? For example, If
I want to install package "X", does the "X" .deb contain the
dependency information, or is there a list on my system somewhere? If
there is a list, how would I update it to reflect dependencies of the
most recent packages.

Thanks for the help.

Scott