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pacman-external-database\n\nUpgrades pacman packages from a external database.\n\nBased on [Installing packages from a CD/DVD or USB stick](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Tips_and_tricks#Installing_packages_from_a_CD/DVD_or_USB_stick)\nfrom the Arch Wiki.\n\n## Prerequisites\n\nYou will need the following packages on your system:\n\n- coreutils\n- bash\n- ncurses\n- pacman\n\nAnd a working pacman configuration to download packages.\n\n## Steps\n\n### Download required packages\n\nFirst, get a list of all required packages that you want to download.\nWe call it `pkglist.txt`.\nNext, call the `download.sh` script and give it the path to this package list file:\n\n```sh\n./download.sh pkglist.txt\n```\n\nThe script downloads packages with pacman with your pacman configuration.\n\n### Copy downloaded packages\n\nNow, copy the downloaded packages and a installation script to another path:\n\n```sh\n./copy.sh /mnt/external\n```\n\nThe required files and packages are copied to the given path inside a `repo` directory.\n\n### Install packages\n\nWith the copied packages and configuration files you can install these\non a computer without or bad internet connection.\nInsert the external medium into the computer and mount it.\nNow navigate into the `repo` directory on the external medium and execute:\n\n```sh\n./install.sh\n```\n\nThis script creates a custom pacman configuration based on the `pacman.template.conf`\nwith only one repository to the `packages` directory.\nThis configuration is given to pacman and upgrades the system with the previously downloaded packages.\n\n### Clean up your side\n\nNow, the packages are copied onto the external medium,\nremove the downloaded packages and configuration on your side:\n\n```sh\n./clean.sh\n```\n\nFinished!\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Ffussel178%2Fpacman-external-database","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Ffussel178%2Fpacman-external-database","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Ffussel178%2Fpacman-external-database/lists"}