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Gourik Goswami
Asked: 2012-06-11 06:48:49 +0800 CST

Is it possible to put software in a queue to be installed later?

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Sometime I find some software that is interesting and want to install it. At office I use pocket WiFi so I do not want to download big files. I want some how to tag these files so I can install them later when I am at home at connected with wifi network (More faster network).

So is there any way that these software installation can be put in a queue, so that when I am at home it can start right away. Is there any way to do this?

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3 Answers

  1. If you are fluent on the commandline it's simple:

    echo "sudo apt-get install SOMEAPP" >> dopending.sh

    When at home, run

    dopending.sh
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  2. In synaptic manager there is an option in File menu called Save markings and corresponding option to load the saved markings. You can try that.

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  3. make a text file containing all the apps apt-get like

    sudo apt-get install VLC
sudo apt-get install python 
...
sudo apt-get install php 
sudo apt-get install MySql

    save the file with .sh extension then run it as:

    sudo bash AppsDown.sh

    enter password and take a nap ;-)

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