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Installing Packages Without Internet Connection
Installing a package offline
You can achieve it just running the below command thru a terminal or virtual temrinal:
$ sudo dpkg -i path/to/yourfile.debor double clicking on the file if you have GDebi installed.
Beware that the package may have dependencies.
Managing an offline system
You can manage an offline system with apt-offline. You need to get it and then install it. You can get it from here. Copy it to a flash drive or burn a CD, then bring it to the offline system and installed it by any of the methods mentioned above.
This external documentation will help you on the use of apt-offline.
Also, you can use apt-offline thru GUI installing apt-offline-gui.
