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Purnendu Nath
Asked: 2014-08-13 23:57:00 +0800 CST

How to copy all "apt-get update" cache

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How can I copy all apt-get update cache to another computer, so that it doesn't need be updated again and again after new installation?

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  1. Simply put, you could copy the content of /var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb into the other /var/cache/apt/archives/ as root...

    But if this is anything but a one-off, I would definitely suggest one of the various caching server options that are out there so you only ever have to download these updates once:

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