Re: Building my own apt archive
Actually I use dpkg-scanpackage with great success. apt-move can also
move packages from /var/cache/apt into a directory structure. Check
the man page for dpkg-scanpackage, if you need more help ask me and I
will provide examples.
Ron Rademaker <ron@wep.tudelft.nl> writes:
> I guess you should check the manpage of deb-control.
>
> Ron Rademaker
>
> PS. You could also keep all the .deb's and install them, if needed, using
> dpkg.
>
> On Wed, 24 May 2000, Moore, Paul wrote:
>
> > From: Ron Rademaker [mailto:ron@wep.tudelft.nl]
> > >
> > > The easiest way would be to use the Packages.gz from the
> > > mirror and the
> > > directory structure as used on the mirror, when you update using that
> > > Packages.gz, it will seem as if there are much more packages, that you
> > > don't all have, however if you don't need them that's not a problem.
> >
> > No, that wouln't work. I have debs from a lot of places (unofficial
> > packages, updated versions backported to slink, etc, etc) and I want to
> > combine them onto one CD. So I have to build my own Packages.gz
> >
> > Paul.
> >
>
>
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