How to make local Repository in Ubuntu?

1. You have to download package dpkg-dev_1.13.24ubuntu6_all.deb (or newer version)
Just type $sudo apt-get install dpkg-dev (in the console screen)

2. Make a folder in /home/your_username, for example repo_ubuntu

3. Copy all files from /var/cache/apt/archives to /home/your_username/repo_ubuntu

$cd /var/cache/apt/archives
$cp -rf * /home/your_username/repo_ubuntu

4. Make index package with dpkg-scanpackages
$cd /home/your_username
$sudo dpkg-scanpackages repo_ubuntu /dev/null | gzip -9c > repo_ubuntu/Packages.gz

(if you are succeed, then the making process is done).

 

How to use this local Repository?

1. Edit your sources.list at /etc/apt/sources.list, but always make a copy first in case you may make a mistake.
$sudo mv /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.bak
$sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

2. Add your repository (/etc/apt/sources.list) with the below line
deb file:/home/your_username repo_ubuntu/

3. To make new index for your repository, type
$sudo apt-get update

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