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How can I direct apt-get to download package and its dependencies to some other location?

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How can I direct apt-get install package_name to download package and its dependencies to some other location instead of /var/cache/apt/archives?

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answered 1 Year ago urnaetted · Accepted Answer

You can download a package and all its dependencies with the following command, provided neither the package nor its dependencies are installed in the machine:

sudo apt-get --download-only -o Dir::Cache="/path/to/destination/dir/" 

    -o Dir::Cache::archives="./" install package_name