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offline_package_installation.md

How to install a package on a machine which does not have internet access?

Steps

  • download apt-offline .deb package file from https://packages.ubuntu.com and transfer it to offline machine

  • install apt-offline

sudo dpkg -i apt-offline_<version>_all.deb
  • generate a request for a package index update and consequent installation of a package on the offline machine
sudo apt-offline set --install-packages PACKAGENAME --update apt-offline.sig

  • transfer apt-offline.sig to online machine

  • create a bundle of required packages

apt-offline get --bundle bundle.zip apt-offline.sig

  • copy bundle.zip file to offline machine

  • install required packages

sudo apt-offline install bundle.zip
  • install main package you want
sudo apt install PACKAGENAME
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