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How can i avoid downloading packages every-time I install my Ubuntu?

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Every time i install Ubuntu on a computer I have to download the applications/packages
with total size of 1.5~2GB and it took lots of my network bandwidth & time!!

How can I avoid downloading the same packages that i am downloading everytime i.e I just need to have an archive of packages which have been downloaded once and stored somewhere, and use/install them when I install a new Ubuntu? (like I did in Windows - The setup files... )

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answered 2 Years ago nalystcul · Accepted Answer

You can install apt-cache-ng on one of your computers and setup apt to proxy into the apt-cache-ng server instead going to the Internet every time, the files are cached and delivered by the local computer.

The server can easily be installed with

sudo apt-get install apt-cacher-ng

The client (i.e the machine being installed) can be set up by creating a file containing

Acquire::http { Proxy "http://CacheServerIp:3142"; };

in the directory

/etc/apt/apt.conf.d