Hi,
Tired for waiting my internet connection, and as many people ask for how to do it, I wrote a little script to allow the use of apt-get offline. The main advantage in comparison to the real apt-offline tool (which I didn't try) is that it doesn't need to have apt on the connected computer (ie you can download packages from a rpm-based distribution, for instance).
Here it is, just copy this code in your favorite text editor, save it as apt-off on your usb flash/hard drive (or any other kind of mobile disk) and make it executable by typing chmod +x apt-off in a terminal.
All the instructions are explained by apt-off -h. Enjoy !Code:#!/bin/bash # # Copyright 2006, Goulven Guillard. # # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by # the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or # (at your option) any later version. # # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the # GNU General Public License for more details. # # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA BOLD="\\033[1;39m" NORMAL="\\033[0;39m" GREEN="\\033[32m" RED="\\033[31m" PINK="\\033[35m" BLUE="\\033[34m" ################## ## Display help ## ################## if [[ $1 == -h || $1 == --help ]]; then echo -e "\\033[2J\\033[0;0f$BOLD$BLUE""NAME"$NORMAL echo -e "\tapt-off\n" echo -e $BOLD$BLUE"SYNOPSIS"$NORMAL echo -e $GREEN"\tapt-off [option] [packages/dist-upgrade]\n"$NORMAL echo -e $BOLD$BLUE"DESCRIPTION"$NORMAL echo -e "\t$GREEN""apt-off$NORMAL is a script designed to allow the use of the apt tool on a" echo -e "\tcomputer without any network connection. It proceeds in three steps," echo -e "\twhich must be done in the directory containing the apt-off file :" echo -e "\t1- packages selection (option -g)" echo -e "\t2- packages download (option -d); this step has to be done on a Linux" echo -e "\tsystem computer (it$BOLD does not need$NORMAL apt, but uses$GREEN wget$NORMAL ; if you only" echo -e "\thave access to a Windows system, you should uncomment one of the two" echo -e "\tdedicated lines at the end of the apt-off file and download all the" echo -e "\tpackages listed in the $GREEN""offline.packages_url$NORMAL or in the" echo -e "\t$GREEN""offline.packages_list$NORMAL files by hand...) with an internet connection" echo -e "\t3- packages installation (option -x)\n" echo -e $BOLD$BLUE"WARNING"$NORMAL echo -e $BOLD$RED"\tCAUTION :$NORMAL the installation of packages and the use of the dist-upgrade" echo -e "\toption can pose some risks. You are strongly encouraged to" echo -e "\tsimulate these operations with apt-get before to use apt-off." echo -e "\tThe author cannot be considered as responseable for any problem.\n" fi ########################## ## Display options ## ########################## if [[ $1 == -h || $1 == --help || $1 == -o || $1 == --options ]]; then echo -e $BOLD$BLUE"OPTIONS"$NORMAL echo -e $GREEN"\t-c$NORMAL ou$GREEN --configure$NORMAL" echo -e "\tDownload apt configuration files.\n" echo -e $GREEN"\t-d$NORMAL ou$GREEN --download$NORMAL" echo -e "\tDownload packages. This option has to be used on a Linux system" echo -e "\twith an internet connection.$BOLD$RED Don't forget the offline.packages" echo -e "\tfile !!!$NORMAL\n" echo -e $GREEN"\t-g$NORMAL or$GREEN --generate$BLUE [package1 package2 ...]$NORMAL or$BLUE [dist-upgrade]$NORMAL" echo -e "\tGenerate packages list, stored in the $BLUE offline.packages$NORMAL file.\n" echo -e $GREEN"\t-h$NORMAL or$GREEN --help"$NORMAL echo -e "\tPrint this help.\n" echo -e $GREEN"\t-o$NORMAL or$GREEN --options$NORMAL" echo -e "\tDisplay options.\n" echo -e $GREEN"\t-x$NORMAL or$GREEN --extract$BLUE [package1 package2 ...]$NORMAL or$BLUE [dist-upgrade]$NORMAL" echo -e "\tExtract and install packages.\n" if [[ $1 == -h || $1 == --help ]]; then echo -e $BOLD$BLUE"COPYRIGHT"$NORMAL echo -e "\tCopyright 2006, Goulven Guillard." echo -e "\tThis program is copyleft : copy, modification and diffusion are" echo -e "\tauthorized and encouraged if they are free." echo -e "\tPlease report bugs at$BLUE lecotegougdelaforce [at] free.fr$NORMAL.\n" fi ########################################## ## Download of apt configuration files ## ########################################## elif [[ $1 == -c || $1 == --configure ]]; then if [[ -e config_files/config_apt ]]; then cd config_files sh -x ./config_apt cd .. else echo -e "You didn't execute$GREEN apt-off -p$NORMAL yet, or you have deleted the$VERT config_files$NORMAL directory and the$VERT config_apt$NORMAL file there was in it... Please restart all the procedure." fi ########################## ## Packages selection ## ########################## elif [[ $1 == -g || $1 == --generate ]]; then if [[ `ls /var/lib/apt/lists/ | grep binary-i386_Packages | wc -l` == 0 ]]; then if [[ ! -e config_files ]]; then mkdir config_files awk '($1=="deb"||$1=="deb-src")&&!match($2,"cdrom"){split($2,A,"/");for(i=4;i<=NF;++i) print "wget -O "A[3]"_"A[4]"_dists_"$3"_"$i"_binary-i386_Packages.gz "$2"dists/"$3"/"$i"/binary-i386/Packages.gz"}' < /etc/apt/sources.list > config_files/config_apt echo -e "WARNING : Your computer isn't correctly configured in order to use the apt tool." echo -e "This program will configure it for you. You now have to execute the$VERT apt-off -c$NORMAL" echo -e "command on a computer with an internet connexion. The configuration will end" echo -e "automatically next time you will use apt-off." exit elif [[ `ls config_files | grep gz | wc -l` > 0 ]]; then sudo cp config_files/*.gz /var/lib/apt/lists/ sudo gunzip /var/lib/apt/lists/*.gz else echo -e "Vous devez d'abord exécuter$VERT apt-off -c$NORMAL sur un ordinateur avec internet !" exit fi fi if [[ -e offline.packages ]]; then echo "WARNING : The offline.packages file already exists, do you want to overwrite it (if not, the packages will be added to the existing list) ? (y/n)" read OVERWRITE fi if [[ $OVERWRITE == y ]]; then echo "cd ./deb" > offline.packages else echo "cd ./deb" >> offline.packages fi if [[ "$#" < 2 ]]; then echo "WARNING : You have to indicate which packages you want to install," echo "or \"dist-upgrade\" !!!" exit elif [[ $2 == dist-upgrade ]]; then sudo apt-get -qq --print-uris dist-upgrade > .offline_tmp else for ((i=2; i<="$#"; i++ )) do sudo apt-get -qq --print-uris install ${!i} >> .offline_tmp done fi awk '{print "wget -O " $2 " " $1}' < .offline_tmp >> offline.packages echo "cd .." >> offline.packages #### Lines to uncomment for Windows : # awk '{print $1}' < .offline_tmp >> offline.packages_url # awk '{print $2}' < .offline_tmp >> offline.packages_list rm -f .offline_tmp ########################## ## Packages download ## ########################## elif [[ $1 == -d || $1 == --download ]]; then if [[ ! -e deb ]]; then mkdir deb fi sh -x ./offline.packages ########################## ## Packages extraction ## ########################## elif [[ $1 == -x || $1 == --extract ]]; then if [[ ! -e deb/partial ]]; then PARTIAL_CREATED=true mkdir deb/partial else PARTIAL_CREATED=false fi if [[ "$#" < 2 ]]; then echo "WARNING : You have to indicate which packages you want to install, or \"dist-upgrade\" !" exit elif [[ $2 == dist-upgrade ]]; then sudo apt-get -o dir::cache::archives=$PWD/deb/ dist-upgrade else for ((i=2; i<="$#"; i++ )) do sudo apt-get -o dir::cache::archives=$PWD/deb/ install ${!i} done fi if [[ PARTIAL_CREATED ]]; then rm -rf deb/partial fi ########################## ## Display usage rules ## ########################## else ./apt-off -o fi ## End of apt-off.
PS : Please report any problems (such as English corrections...).
Edit : I forgot to say that I inspired myself from this page.
Please note that the French version (see here) can be much more up-to-date (update of this (english) version has been done today, 12/22/06).
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