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
I don't know about Synaptic, but you can do it from the command line:
Code:
sudo aptitude --download-only install {program_name}
In Synaptic there's an option to download package files only, bottom of the Summary message box after clicking Mark for Installation then Apply.
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
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
