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Re: apt-offline usage



From:	Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz>
Date:	Sat, 7 Mar 2015 01:36:50 +1300
> If you are only going to install one package, why not just 
> download the deb file and use dpkg to install it?

When apt-offline is being used to update a system and 
an additional package is needed, "--install" is efficacious.

Also, apt-offline claims to solve dependancies automatically.
peter@armada:~$ man apt-offline | grep depend
       based system.  It can be used to download packages and its dependencies

> The tip I can offer is follow the directions. 

See above.

Regards,               ... Peter E.

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