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> When I've removed packages (with dpkg --remove packagename) and
> even purged (with dpkg --purge
> packagename), I've noticed that I have been able to get
> everything back (via apt-get install
> packagename) without apparently going back into the ftp site
> designated in sources.list. My
> question is, are the original *.deb files stored somewhere on my
> hard drive, and if so, in which
> directory. If the original *.deb files are not kept, then how
> does apt-get "rescue" the package?
>
> Not only am I curious, but if the *.deb files are kept somewhere,
> I would like to back them up,
> since it takes a long time to rebuild my system on my old 33.6 b
> modem!
Sure. They happen to be residing in /var/cache/apt/ where they will
happily sit until you say apt-get clean .
Hope this helps.
Simon
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