Creating a simple local Ubuntu repositories

Setup

1. Install dpkg-dev.
   
   

   sudo apt-get install dpkg-dev
   

   
   
2. Create local repository directory.
   
   

   sudo mkdir /path/deb
   

   
   
3. Create an update script in the local repository directory with these three lines:
   
   

   #! /bin/bash
   cd /path/deb
   dpkg-scanpackages . /dev/null | gzip -9c > Packages.gz
   

   
   
4. Make the script executable.
   
   

   sudo chmod 755 update_local_repo_script
   

   
   
5. Add local repository into the Ubuntu software sources. Use the line below:
   
   

   deb file:/path/deb ./
   

   You can either manually edit /etc/apt/sources.list file or you can use the GUI application: System > Administration > Software Sources
   
   

Usage

1. Download deb package files from internet to /path/deb.
2. Run update script
   
   

   sudo /path/deb/update_local_repo_script
   

   
   
3. Run Ubuntu repositories update
   
   

   sudo apt-get update
   

   
   
4. You can now start installing the downloaded application using either apt-get command or Synaptic Package Manager.