apt-offline2bat.sh

This script is used to creat an batch script for downloading all needed files and packages needed by 'apt-offline'. The created batch script will need curl and zip to be installed on windows.

Usage of apt-offline

Apt-Offline is an offline download helper to updateing debian based linux distributions. It should be possible to install apt-offline via apt install apt-offline.

Update packages database

The following two commands will create at first the apt-offline.sig file and at second the apt-offline.bat file to be run on the windows mashine.

apt-offline set --update apt-offline.sig
apt-offline2bat.sh apt-offline.sig apt-offline.bat

After the bundle.zip file is created and copied to the offline linux system, you can install the files.

apt-offline install bundle.zip

Update the system

We create again the apt-offline.sig file and apt-offline.cmd file to download the needed data. If only an upgrade is needed, change the upgrade-type to upgrade.

apt-offline set --upgrade --upgrade-type=dist-upgrade apt-offline.sig
apt-offline2bat.sh apt-offline.sig apt-offline.bat

Run the batch script and copy the bundle.zip file to the offline system. After this is done install the bundle.zip file and upgrade the system.

apt-offline install bundle.zip
apt dist-upgrade

Install packages

Run the commands.

apt-offline set --install-packages PACKAGE1 PACKAGE2 ... --update apt-offline.sig
apt-offline2bat.sh apt-offline.sig apt-offline.bat

Run the script, copy the bundle.zip file to the offline system. And install everything with the folloging commands.

apt-offline install bundle.zip
apt install PACKAGE1 PACKACGE2 ...