APTonCD is a tool that can

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software packages (

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files) downloaded via

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(APT) or

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, creating a repository that can be used to install those packages on other computers without Internet access. APTonCD gathers the collected packages into a single

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. A third-party

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tool can subsequently write the ISO image to a disc.

Limitations

Since APTonCD just copies the deb files on the cache, it will not save files that are downloaded when the .deb packages are installed, this causes packages like "

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" or the Flash plugin to fail when installing them on a computer with no internet access.

References

External links

* Linux package management-related software {{Install-software-stub