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  • did you run the apt-get --print-uris without running apt-get update first? Commented Aug 31, 2015 at 7:55
  • No, I started with apt-get --print-uris update > meta.list which prints the URIs needed for updating into a file. Commented Aug 31, 2015 at 8:19
  • Sorry, I misinterpreted your first command as upgrade instead of update.. Yeah, I'm kinda trying to do the same thing you used to.. :-) Commented Aug 31, 2015 at 8:22
  • Don't you need to change name of meta files downloaded from meta.list, to the special format?! you didn't mentioned how you move meta data back to target machine, so apt-get can generate list of packages. Commented Oct 6, 2019 at 11:19
  • You are right; my answer was a bit unclear. I edited it in hope that it is easier to understand now. Commented Oct 7, 2019 at 20:13