Download a package using apt on Debian/Ubuntu
On Debian and Ubuntu servers, you can download a package using apt download command.
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apt download PKG_NAME |
Package will get downloaded to current working directory. Better do this to /tmp to avoid permission errors.
Method 2
If you want to download package and dependencies, then use
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apt-get install --download-only PKG_NAME |
This will download the package and all dependency, store it in folder /var/cache/apt/archives.
If you need to remove downloaded packages, run
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apt clean |
Seeapt-get