Re: How do I install older software versions?

[Aniruddha <mailing_list@orange.nl>]

On Sat, 2008-09-27 at 21:03 -0400, Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote:
> If you have the .deb files in the cache (/var/cache/apt/archives) then you
> can try to install the .deb files directly using the "dpkg -i" command. You
> can also do something like
> 
> sudo apt-get install package=version
> 
> if the package is available in the cache (or in some other repository).
> 

The problem is that when you need an package that you haven't installed
before, the package it isn't in cache (the same goes for a fresh testing
install). Moreover an accidental apt clean could easily wipe out your
careful build up cache.

Is it possible to have a local copy of an apt mirror? I have 5 machines
that can sync with a local apt-mirror and that way I can have better
version control.

Or maybe I can install all available software in order to create my own
repository. Is there an easy way to install all available software in
Debian? 

Regards,

Aniruddha