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How download package from LL repo (using synaptic) without gdebi installing it? - m654321 - 05-08-2016

Whenever I download a package from the LL repository, using Synaptic Package Manager, gdebi automatically installs it but I have no record of the package saved in downloads.

My questions is how do I download a package to the 'Downloads' folder without gdebi automatically installing it?

Thanks for your help
Mike

Re: How download package from LL repo (using synaptic) without gdebi installing it? - AustinTexas - 05-08-2016

I don't know about Synaptic, but you can do it from the command line:
Code:
sudo aptitude --download-only install {program_name}


Re: How download package from LL repo (using synaptic) without gdebi installing it? - JmaCWQ - 05-09-2016

In Synaptic there's an option to download package files only, bottom of the Summary message box after clicking Mark for Installation then Apply.

Re: How download package from LL repo (using synaptic) without gdebi installing it? - m654321 - 05-09-2016

Quote:In Synaptic there's an option to download package files only, bottom of the Summary message box after clicking Mark for Installation then Apply.
Many thanks for your reply JmaCWQ: I tried this, looked in my downloads folder as well as the desktop, but could find the package (supertuxkart 0.8.1-2) - am I looking in the wrong place?

Quote:I don't know about Synaptic, but you can do it from the command line:
Many thanks AustinTexas: I tried this too, 205 MB appear to have been downloaded according to the terminal but (as above) I can't find where the downlpoaded package is - looked in dowloads and desktop.

Mike



Re: How download package from LL repo (using synaptic) without gdebi installing it? - LL-user - 05-09-2016

Hi Mike,

Have a look in
Code:
/var/cache/apt/archives/

Hope that helps Smile

[SOLVED] Download packages (using synaptic) without gdebi installing it? - m654321 - 05-09-2016

Many thanks, LL-user - you're a genius! 
Yep, all the packages, downloaded since the year dot, are in var/cache/apt/archives/
So useful to know that.

Thanks again,
Mike Wink