Backing up cache archives

[Howard Coles Jr.]

On Tuesday 13 June 2006 6:30 pm, Gabriel Dragffy wrote:
> What about recovery? Do i need to copy it back or can I use the packages
> directly from the cd?
>
> On Wednesday 14 June 2006 00:28, Jonathan Patrick Davies wrote:
> > On Tuesday 13 June 2006 17:15, Gabriel Dragffy wrote:
> > > Hi, have installed much software, codecs and tools on my kubuntu
> > > system, there are many packages in my apt cache archive from the
> > > multiverse. How can I make a backup CD of all these so that if I later
> > > reinstall kubuntu, I can install all my software from the backup rather
> > > than re-download everything again? It's also useful as I may reinstall
> > > my computer (for whatever reason) in the absence of an internet
> > > connection and it seems a little unfair that I would have to miss out
> > > on all the fun.
> >
> > Put everything in /var/cache/apt/archives/ onto a CD.
> >
> > Jonathan
Either would work.
Putting them back on the hard drive may speed up the actual install, but then 
you'll have the time copying to its six of one and a half dozen of the other.
Of course, I've never installed a deb right off a CD so I'm assuming it will 
work.

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