Re: apt-server
Hi List,
First I want to thank Colin Watson for his hints about dpkg-scanpackages and
the apt-dev package.
You are almost right with your guess Will. :-)
You have to let dpkg-scanpackages create a "Packages" file. This file has to
be gzipped and will be downloaded by
apt-get to check wich packages are available. There is also a Release File,
I forgot the first time, but it was runnning even without it. :-)
If you have a woody-system running you can install apt-dev, wich contains
the program "apt-ftparchive", which is much more complex than
dpkg-scanpackages but is also more advanced.
I copied the directory structure from my nearest official debian-mirror (I
thought it was the fastest way) :-)
Thanks to all for the hints,
Bernie
----- Original Message -----
From: "will trillich" <will@serensoft.com>
To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: apt-server
> On Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 12:57:22PM +0100, Bernhard Wesely wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > A friend of mine built some debian-packages, and I now try to put them
at an
> > apt-server for easy installing the packages at my work.
> > I looked at the Debian-Hompage, but didn't find anything.
> >
> > Has anyone a hint, where I can start my search again?
>
> <guess> since /etc/apt/sources.list specifies http:// and ftp://
> for *.deb sources, you just have to have the proper directory
> structure on your 'server' and then run an FTP or HTTP daemon
> allowing access to that directory tree. </guess>
>
> is there more to it than that?
>
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