On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 16:12:19 +0200 Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> wrote: > In theory it is possible to use a partial mirror. However, doing that > requires a lot more effort than just creating a full mirror. This is > mainly because you will need to work around the fact that some things > are missing. > > Note that having a mirror for only a single architecture and without > source _is_ possible and is what I have myself (see my debmirror > script), but only having certain packages is not at all trivial. Heh, you're not kidding. That's a large part of why the DebianCustomCD wiki page is an issue. I've improved the page somewhat and made clear the parts of the page that are about a partial mirror and which is about actually generate the CD sets, but I'm thinking that dividing into separate pages might make sense. If you could remind me of where your debmirror script is, I think I should make clear reference to it as an option on that page. Am I right in understanding that a single arch takes 30-40 GB? Or can that be made smaller? I know what when I first did a custom cd set I didn't have the space for much more than the packages I specifically wanted (and the output images), which is why I went to all the trouble. -- And that's my crabbing done for the day. Got it out of the way early, now I have the rest of the afternoon to sniff fragrant tea-roses or strangle cute bunnies or something. -- Michael Devore GnuPG Key Fingerprint 86 F5 81 A5 D4 2E 1F 1C http://gnupg.org No more sea shells: Daniel's Weblog http://cshore.wordpress.com
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