Quoting Nick Murtagh (murtaghn at tcd.ie):
> Ok, then just copy packages you might install later.
Better idea: Put 'em in a directory with directory-index metadata
constructed using apt-move, burn 'em to CD, and reclaim the disk space.
Oh, wait: We're supposed to not want to act intelligently because we
"shouldn't have to". Silly me.
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