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<section id="features">
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<title>Features</title>
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<para>&aoc; features can be divided into two main categories. Basically, the <emphasis>Create</emphasis> category is used to create
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a CD/DVD repository with packages previously downloaded with apt-get tools while the <emphasis>Restore</emphasis> category has functions related
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to restoring packages using the previously created &aoc; media (as a local repository).</para>
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<listitem><para>Create</para>
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<listitem><para><link linkend="create">Create &aoc;</link></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><link linkend="download">Download repositories</link></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Restore</para>
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<listitem><para><link linkend="restore-aoc">Restore from APTonCD</link></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><link linkend="restore-iso">Restore .iso image</link></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><link linkend="restore-repo">Add CD/DVD</link></para></listitem>
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<title>Create &aoc;</title>
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<para>Create a removable repository with all packages downloaded with Synaptic, apt-get or aptitude.</para>
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<title>Features</title>
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<term><guimenuitem>Select packages</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>By default, all packages saved in the /var/cache/apt/archives/ directory are listed and the latest versions are checked.
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You can choose which packages won't be saved on the &aoc; media by just un-checking them from this list.
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When you remove a package the total file size is automatically updated.</para>
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<para> When in the package list screen, a right mouse click will bring up options for quick manipulation of the selections.
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All of the packages may be selected or deselected and the current selection list can be inverted.
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'Remove package' tidies up the list by no longer displaying that package.
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Control-click and shift click are not supported. </para>
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<para>To find a package, to save having to scroll through a long list of packages, a search box is provided. This will
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pop-up when you start typing in the package list window and will show the first partial match. To find
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the next matching occurence press the down arrow.</para>
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<term><guimenuitem>Add packages</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>It's possible to add other deb packages inside the &aoc; media, even those that weren't installed using
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the apt-get tools. There are two ways to do this: </para>
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<para>You can use the <guibutton>Add Package...</guibutton> button,
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then find and open the deb package you want to add. Within the 'Add package' window, you can use Ctrl-click and Shift-click
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to select multiple packages.</para>
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<para>The other way to add packages is to simply drag-and-drop the package from <application>Nautilus</application> to the &aoc; window.
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It's possible to add multiple packages at same time using either method.
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<term><guimenuitem>Destination folder</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>The image generated by &aoc; is saved in the /home/USER directory by default. You can change
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this using the 'destination folder' option to select another place to save the files.
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APTonCD doesn't allow you to select a directory where you have not permission to write.</para>
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<term><guimenuitem>Burn image</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>When an &aoc; image is successfully created, an option is displayed to burn this image onto the previously
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selected media. If you prefer, you can burn it later using your favorite program.</para></listitem>
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<title>Options</title>
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<term><guimenuitem>Media Type</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>You can choose what type of media is created. The options are CD (690 MB) and DVD (4500MB).
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If the total size of the packages is bigger than the media capacity,
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&aoc; will automatically split it up into the necessary number of files (you can see this number above
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the package box, along with the total number of files and total file size).</para>
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<para>The required number of CDs (or DVDs) is shown below the package list screen. This switches between CD
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or DVD count based on the option selected.
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<textobject>Creating package screen</textobject>
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<term><guimenuitem>Filename</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>If the filename is left blank, by default &aoc; images are named using the the follow format: 'aptoncd-yyyymmdd-MMX.iso' where (yyyy)
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is the year, (mm) the month and (dd) the day. (MM) denotes the chosen media, which can be 'CD' or 'DVD' and X stands for
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the number of the image if more than one media is created. For example: aptoncd-20061030-CD1.
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You can choose a different filename for the image(s) using the file box - this replaces the
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'aptoncd' part of the name.</para>
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<term><guimenuitem>Metapackage</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>The Metapackage option creates a package named 'aptoncd-metapackage' that includes all of the other packages on
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the APTonCD media as dependencies. It's useful for easily restoring all packages along with their dependencies,
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so you can just install the metapackage instead of installing
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each package by hand. The default is to have this selected.</para>
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<varlistentry id="autodependencies">
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<term><guimenuitem>Auto-select dependencies</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>This option guarantees that all dependencies of a package are selected.
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The default is selected.</para>
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<varlistentry id="oldversions">
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<term><guimenuitem>Insert old versions of the same same package</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>This option enables &aoc; to include several versions of same package on the media.
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If it is selected together with the 'Metapackage' option, just the newer version of each
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package is included in the metapackage.</para>
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<section id="download">
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<title>Download repositories (Unstable!)</title>
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<emphasis>The Download Repository module is a little unstable in this release. It was
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disabled in the APTonCD GUI and only can be called by command line (--download). Use with your own risk.</emphasis>
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<title>Action</title>
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<para>This downloads complete Ubuntu repositories from the internet,
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creating locally stored versions on CD, DVD or iso image files.</para>
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<para>Given the size of some of the repositories this may take
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a long time, even with a fast internet connection. It is not recommended from a dial-up modem connection.</para>
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<para>Any of the standard Ubuntu repositories may be downloaded - Main, Restricted, Universe or Multiverse.
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At the moment, &aoc; does not support downloading unofficial repositories</para>
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<sec2 id="download-features">
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<title>Features</title>
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<term><guimenuitem>Autodetection</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para> &aoc; detects automatically the distribution and version of your operational system
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and also the architecture of your computer. This information will be used as option defaults,
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but you can easily change them if you want to.</para><para> </para></listitem>
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<term><guimenuitem>Download resume</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para> If the repository download is interrupted for whatever reason,
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if you run it again, the download will resume from where it left off.
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Packages that were successfully downloaded before the interruption won't be downloaded again.</para><para> </para></listitem>
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<term><guimenuitem>Download progress</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para> During the download a progress window is displayed
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showing the total file size of the download, the number of files downloaded (including the file currently being
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downloaded, total number of files in the download and the estimated time remaining. The progress of individual
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files can also be shown.</para></listitem>
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<title>Options</title>
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<term><guimenuitem>Distribution</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para> &aoc; can download Ubuntu or Debian repositories
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(the default option is the system you're using).</para>
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<term><guimenuitem>Version</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>You can select the Ubuntu (or Debian) version you want to download.
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All Ubuntu versions that are officially supported are listed.</para>
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<term><guimenuitem>Architecture</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para> &aoc; allows you to download repositories available for
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several architectures: i386, amd64, powerpc and sparc.
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You don't need to change any of the selections, unless you know exactly what you're doing :-).</para>
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<term><guimenuitem>Sections</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>You can choose multiples repositories to download. If you're using Ubuntu
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the options are: main, restricted, universe and multiverse.</para><para> </para></listitem>
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<term><guimenuitem>Advanced options - Method</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>&aoc; can download repositories using two methods: http or ftp. Http is the default
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and unless you experience some connection problems you don't need to change this option.</para><para> </para></listitem>
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<term><guimenuitem>Advanced options - Mirror</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>Ubuntu and Debian repositories are distributed among several mirrors.
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By default Universal is selected but you can choose a closer mirror (and the download will probably
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be faster). Once you select a different mirror &aoc; stores your preference for
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future downloads.</para> <para> </para></listitem>
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<term><guimenuitem>Advanced options - Media Type</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>You can choose what type of media is created.
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The options are CD (690 MB) and DVD (4500MB). If the total size of the packages
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is bigger than the media capacity, APTonCD will automatically split it up into
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the necessary number of files.</para>
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<para>As the package sizes are in the Gigabytes, it's recommended that you use DVD's.</para>
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<term><guimenuitem>Advanced options - Temp directory</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>The temp directory is used by &aoc; to store the downloaded files.
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<section id="restore-aoc">
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<title>Restore APTonCD</title>
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<title>Action</title>
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<para>Restore from media (CD or DVD) created by &aoc;</para>
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<para><emphasis>Notes:</emphasis></para>
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<listitem><para>This action requires administrative privileges.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>It's not possible to restore from an &aoc; media created using a different distribution/version
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from the one you're using now. If the media is a downloaded repository, the version downloaded must match the operating system version
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you are using.</para></listitem>
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<title>Features</title>
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<term><guimenuitem>Open media</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>The first step is to put the CD/DVD created by &aoc; in the drive.</para>
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<para> </para></listitem>
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<term><guimenuitem>Select packages</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>When the media is read, a list showing all available packages that can be restored is displayed.
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By default all packages are selected, but you can just un-check the packages you don't want to restore. If you just
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wish to restore one package, right click in the package window and select uncheck all, then select the package you want.</para>
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<para>To find a particular package, to save having to scroll through a long list of packages, a search box is provided. This will
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pop-up when you start typing in the package list window and will show the first partial match. To find
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the next matching occurence press the down arrow.</para>
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<term><guimenuitem>Copy files</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>The selected packages are copied from the &aoc; media to the /var/cache/apt/archives/ directory.
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This way the packages are available and can be installed using apt-get, aptitude or synaptic without needing to download them.</para>
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<title>Options</title>
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<term><guimenuitem>Insert old versions of the same same package</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>By default just the newer versions of packages are restored. If you want to include old versions, just check
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the option below the packages' list.
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<para>Refer to how to put old versions on an &aoc; media <link linkend="oldversions">here</link>.</para>
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<term><guimenuitem>Auto-select dependencies</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>This option guarantees that all dependencies of the selected packages are also selected to be restored.
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<para>To see how to auto-select dependencies when creating an &aoc; media, refer <link linkend="autodependencies">here</link>.</para>
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<section id="restore-iso">
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<title>Restore .iso image</title>
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<title>Action</title>
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<para>Restore an ISO image created by &aoc;, similar to <link linkend="restore-aoc">Restore APTonCD</link> option.</para>
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<para><emphasis>Notes:</emphasis></para>
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<listitem><para>This action requires administrative privileges.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>It's not possible to restore from an &aoc; image created using a different distribution/version
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from the one you're using now. If the image is a downloaded repository, the version downloaded must match the operating system version
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you are using.</para></listitem>
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<title>Features</title>
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<term><guimenuitem>Open image</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>The first step is to find and select the .iso file you want to restore.</para>
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<term><guimenuitem>Select packages</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>When you select and open an image it's shown as a list of all packages available to restore.
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By default all packages are selected, but you can just un-check the packages you don't want to restore.
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If you just wish to restore one package, right click in the package window and select uncheck all, then select the package you want.</para>
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<para> </para></listitem>
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<term><guimenuitem>Copy files</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>When you restore an ISO image created by &aoc; the image is mounted and then all the selected packages
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are copied back to the /var/cache/apt/archives/ directory. This way the packages are available and you can install
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them using apt-get, aptitude or synaptic without needing to download them.</para></listitem>
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<title>Options</title>
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<term><guimenuitem>Insert old versions of the same same package</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>By default just the newer versions of packages are restored. If you want to include old versions just check
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the option above the packages' list.
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<para>See also how to put old versions inside an &aoc; media <link linkend="oldversions">here</link>.</para>
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<para> </para></listitem>
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<term><guimenuitem>Auto-select dependencies</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>This option guarantees that all dependencies of the selected packages are also selected for restoration.
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<para>Also see how to auto-select dependencies when creating an &aoc; media <link linkend="autodependencies">here</link>.</para>
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<section id="restore-repo">
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<title>Add CD/DVD</title>
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<title>Action</title>
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<para>Add a CD/DVD created by &aoc; as a repository for apt-get tools. This adds the CD/DVD so that it can
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subsequently be used as an off-line software source.
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<para><emphasis>Note:</emphasis> This action requires administrative privileges.</para>
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<term><guimenuitem>Add as repository v's Restore &aoc; or .iso image</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>The main difference between "Add a CD/DVD as repository" and <link linkend="restore-aoc">restore &aoc;
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</link> (or<link linkend="restore-iso"> restore .iso image</link>) is that using either of the restore options, all packages are copied back to
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the hard disk while, in the first case (Add CD/DVD), the packages are read directly from the CD/DVD when you use an apt-tool to install
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<term><guimenuitem>Open media</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>The first step is to put the CD/DVD created by &aoc; in the drive.</para>
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<para> </para></listitem>
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