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by viraptor 3999 days ago
> curl “https://artifacts.nylas.net/sync-engine-3k48dls.deb” -o $temp ; dpkg -i $temp

It's really not hard to deploy a package repository. Either a "proper" one with a tool like `reprepro`, or a stripped one which is basically just .deb files in one directory. There's really no need for curl+dpkg. And a proper repository gives you dependency handling for free.
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sciurus 3999 days ago
Yes, that part really surprised me. Barebones repos are useful enough, and there's also some pretty fancy tools out there like http://www.aptly.info/
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mixmastamyk 3999 days ago
Could you elaborate on the simple folder?

For example I find the --instdir option to dpkg but it still would have to be downloaded from the other host, unless of course the folder was mounted somehow.

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viraptor 3999 days ago
Search for debian's "trivial archive". It replaces release/component elements with explicit path. It's deprecated now, but I believe still works.
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