Offline Installation of <packages>

# Offline Installation of `<package>`

## Overview
This guide helps package and install `<package>` on anarchie or  any offline machine. It includes copying binaries, dependencies, and setting up installation scripts.

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## Steps

```bash
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1. Check Dependencies
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Find all dependencies for <package>
:

ldd /usr/bin/<package>

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2. Package Required Files
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Create a directory to store <package> and its dependencies
dependencies:

mkdir package_offline_package

cp /usr/bin/<package> package_offline_package/

cp /usr/share/man/man1/<package>.1.gz package_offline_package/

# Copy the shared libraries listed by ldd
:

ldd /usr/bin/<package> | awk '{print $3}' | xargs -I '{}' cp -v '{}' package_offline_package/

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3. Create Installation Script
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Create an install script in the package_offline_package directory
directory:

cat << 'EOF' > package_offline_package/install_package.sh

#!/bin/bash


# Copy <package> binary

mkdir -p /usr/bin/

cp <package> /usr/bin/

# Copy man page

mkdir -p /usr/share/man/man1/

cp <package>.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/

# Copy dependencies

cp -v ./* /lib/ 2>/dev/null || cp -v ./* /usr/lib/ 2>/dev/null

# Update shared library cache

ldconfig
echo
"<package>EOF

installed successfully!"
EOF

chmod +x package_offline_package/install_package.sh
    
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4. Compress the Package
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Create a tarball of the directory
directory:

tar -czvf package_offline_package.tar.gz package_offline_package/

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5. Transfer to Offlinearchie

Machine
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Either Userun a USBscp drivetmux_offline_package.tar.gz archie:~/ or othertransfer methodsvia toUSB move package_offline_package.tar.gz to the offline machine.

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6. Install on OfflineArchie Machine
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On the offline machine:
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Extract the tarball
tarball:

tar -xzvf package_offline_package.tar.gz

# Run the installation script
script:

cd package_offline_package

sudo ./install_package.sh

        

Notes

• • Verify the installation by running the command to check the package version:

<package> --version