• You lost your net connection,but you want to install new packages.
• You are confused with solving dependencies in packages.
• You have installed some programs,but some how you lost it,the next time you have to start from scratch.

The answer to all these problems is APTonCD, which helps to craete a backup of all the packages to a CD,so that you could use it again.

What is APTonCD?

APTonCD is a tool with a graphical interface which allows you to create one or more CDs or DVDs (you choose the type of media) with all of the packages you've downloaded via APT-GET or APTITUDE, creating a removable repository that you can use on other computers.APTonCD will also allow you to automatically create media with all of your .deb packages located in one especific repository, so that you can install them into your computers without the need for an internet conection.

How to install?

Now a days it comes in Ubuntu repositories. So in ubuntu just type in terminal:

sudo apt-get install aptoncd

sudo dpkg -i

By default the packages downloaded from the internet using apt-get command/synaptic package manager goes to /var/cache/apt/archives folder.

What is APT?

The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle the installation and removal of software on the Debian GNU/Linux computer operating system and its variants.APT simplifies the process of managing software on Unix-like computer systems by automating the retrieval, configuration and installation of software packages, either from binary files or by compiling source code.

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