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Installing Packages Without Internet Connection

Installing a package offline

You can achieve it just double clicking on the file (if you have GDebi installed) or running the below command thru a terminal or virtual terminal:

$ sudo dpkg -i path/to/yourfile.deb

If you have set of debs (may with dependencies), then run below command:

$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb

note: beware that the package may have dependencies.

Warning: Don't blindly trust on (external) deb file (it may non-free).

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.