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| Newer page: | version 26 | Last edited on Saturday, April 29, 2006 12:54:56 pm | by PerryLorier | Revert |
| Older page: | version 25 | Last edited on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 2:44:22 pm | by IanMcDonald | Revert |
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dpkg --install package_name_version_num.deb
</verbatim>
where package_name and version_num are replaced by the package name you are working with and the version number.
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+!!! Having multiple machines update over a slow line
+You can use apt-proxy(8) on one machine and point all your machines to use the proxy. apt-proxy will download a package the first time a machine asks for it, then caches the package locally for the rest of the machines on the network to use.
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+One thing to be aware of with apt-proxy(8) is that reasonably often it will appear to be getting no throughput at all. What is actually happening is that apt-proxy(8) is downloading the file in the background and will start sending to you when it has finished downloading the entire file.
