To set up a local debian cache of deb files that you've created or
downloaded separately:
  # mkdir -p /usr/local/cache/dists/local/local/binary-i386
  # cp *.deb /usr/local/cache/dists/local/local/binary-i386
  # cd /usr/local/cache
  # dpkg-scanpackages dists/local/local/binary-i386 /dev/null \
  $ dists/local/local/binary-i386/Packages
 
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Then add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list:
  deb file:/usr/local/cache local local
 
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