Install on multiple PCs without re-downloading?

[openmatic]

Hi,

I am using OpenShot in a place with very limited connectivity, with Ubuntu 11.04.
I was wondering whether there is any way to download it (including all dependencies) once and then install it on multiple machines without the need to be online again?
I fear this might not possible with the PPA?

Thanks a lot!

[Andy]

You'd have to download each .deb individually and put them on a CD. It's not impossible, but whereas we could give you the list of Openshot dependencies, each of those packages would in turn have their own dependencies.

Or you could use a AVLinux live CD (DVD?).

[MagicFab]

You could just install apt-cacher-ng on one of the machines and have all the other ones (*and* the one with apt-cacher-ng) configured to request packages through that machine.

The first machine being installed will fetch them on the Internet, all the other ones will fetch them from the apt-cacher-ng system.

You can test this with smaller packages to make sure your setup is right.

It basically consists of:

- On server system:
** configure it with a static IP address (let's say it's 192.168.1.10)
** sudo apt-get install apt-cacher-ng
** visit http://localhost:3142 to make sure the setup is OK, a web page should show up with stats and info.

- On all server + client systems:
** edit /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/02proxy as admin, add a line to refer to the server:
sudo nano /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/02proxy

the line is:
Acquire::http::Proxy "192.168.1.10";

** On any machine (INCLUDING SERVER):
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install cheese
should install cheese at usual download speeds

** On any *other* machine (INCLUDING SERVER):
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install cheese
should download cheese at much higher speed (ie. your LAN's).

Perhaps also try installing inkscape or a bigger package to measure speeds, etc.

[openmatic]

Thanks a lot for the replies - sadly I had to install everything twice from the internet because ubuntu 11.04 was unstable on one machine (poor graphic card), but this will be very helpful in future installations