Backing up cache archives

[Gabriel Dragffy]

What about recovery? Do i need to copy it back or can I use the packages 
directly from the cd?

On Wednesday 14 June 2006 00:28, Jonathan Patrick Davies wrote:
> On Tuesday 13 June 2006 17:15, Gabriel Dragffy wrote:
> > Hi, have installed much software, codecs and tools on my kubuntu system,
> > there are many packages in my apt cache archive from the multiverse. How
> > can I make a backup CD of all these so that if I later reinstall kubuntu,
> > I can install all my software from the backup rather than re-download
> > everything again? It's also useful as I may reinstall my computer (for
> > whatever reason) in the absence of an internet connection and it seems a
> > little unfair that I would have to miss out on all the fun.
>
> Put everything in /var/cache/apt/archives/ onto a CD.
>
> Jonathan