Bug#54332: marked as done (downloading already installed packages)
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Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 14:24:02 +0200
From: Zoltan Varga <zvarga@gw.cdk.bme.hu>
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Sometimes I would like to install packages on a machine where apt is not
available
(because it is behind a firewall etc.). The easiest solution would be to
download the
package to a machine thas apt, then copy it to the apt-less machine, and
install it.
However, I can't use 'apt-get -d install <package name>', because this
will not do
anything if the package is already installed.
I suggest adding a new option, for example, '--force-download', which
will download
packages even if they are already installed.
bye
Zoltan
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From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ualberta.ca>
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To: Zoltan Varga <zvarga@gw.cdk.bme.hu>, 54332-done@bugs.debian.org
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Subject: Re: Bug#54332: downloading already installed packages
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On Tue, 4 Jan 2000, Zoltan Varga wrote:
> example, '--force-download', which will download packages even if they
> are already installed.
Try --reinstall and read the APT offline usage guide too.
Jason
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