
You can download individual packages from your repository of choice and install them on any machine you like (except for maybe Snap, but there's a reason people hate Snap). Most of the time, developers don't distribute raw packages the same way Mac and Windows software is distributed. Redhat's RPM files should work very similarly.

You can even apt install software like you would with an internet connected device if you have the offline repository in the same place. If you don't use CDs or DVDs for removeable media, you can manually add the repository directory (`deb file:/path/to/your/folder. You can also use the GUI (insert DVD, go to "software & updates", click "add volume"). The same is true for any program on Windows requiring a specific MS VC++ runtime version, you'll have to get those installed manually if they're not built into the package you're trying to install.Īpt-cdrom ( ) exists to solve the dependency problem.

b works just fine, though if that package has dependencies you have to install them first.
