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<p class=MsoPlainText><span class=SpellE><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Cybe</span></font></span> R. Wizard wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>Is
it possible (<span class=SpellE>ie</span> how do I?) set a local file as a
repository for some<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span class=GramE><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>>debs <span class=SpellE>DLed</span> long ago?</span></font></span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>You
can do that easily. You are to move the files to a folder and then run two
commands which are given below.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE><span class=GramE>dpkg-scanpackages</span></span>
<folder> | <span class=SpellE>gzip</span> <span class=SpellE>Packages.gz</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=SpellE><span class=GramE>dpkg-scansources</span></span>
<folder> | <span class=SpellE>gzip</span> <span class=SpellE>Sources.gz</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>These two commands create the indexes of
the packages found in the folder, so that apt-get can use it. If the above
commands return an error as "command not found", then try apt-get <span
class=SpellE>dpkg</span>-dev first and install the package and then proceed
with the two commands. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Then after that open the <span
class=SpellE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:
italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>sources.list</span></i></span> file and add
an entry to include the folder containing the <span class=SpellE>deb</span>
files.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Hope that helped<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Ciao,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-no-proof:yes'>Balakrishnan Chandrasekaran<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-no-proof:yes'>--------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal;mso-no-proof:yes'>I Love TUX<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-no-proof:yes'>Balakrishnan.C@GMX.de<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-no-proof:yes'>Balakrishnan.C@Gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>-----Original
Message-----</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>From:
ubuntu-users-bounces@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-users-</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>bounces@lists.ubuntu.com]
On Behalf Of Cybe R. Wizard</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>Sent:
Saturday, February 19, 2005 10:24 PM</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>To:
Humans</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>Subject:
a file as a repository?</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>Is
it possible (ie how do I?) set a local file as a repository for some</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>debs
DLed long ago?<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I'd hate to re-DL
them as I have them right here.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>I
prefer synaptic, if that makes any difference.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>Cybe
R. Wizard</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>--</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>Unofficial
"Wizard of Odds," A.H.P.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>Original
PORG "Water Wizard," R.P.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>"Wize(ned)
Wizard," A.P.F-P-Y.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>Barely
Tolerated Wizard, A.J.L & A.A.L</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>--</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>ubuntu-users
mailing list</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</st1:PersonName></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</span></font></p>
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