Re: How to setup rsync system to keep copy of packages locally????

["Chris Hoover" <maillst@bellsouth.net>]

Ok, I really want to keep a full i386 mirror of the unstable distribution
that I will be able to use apt to install the packages from.

Thanks,

Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Otto Wyss" <otto.wyss@bluewin.ch>
To: "Chris Hoover" <maillst@bellsouth.net>
Cc: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: How to setup rsync system to keep copy of packages locally????


> > Can someone help me and/or point me to a doc that describes how to setup
a
> > local debian package mirror using rsync?  I have looked at the man page
for
> > rsync, but am still clueless as to how to do it.
> >
> Well it depends on want you want. If you want just to mirror a few known
> packages, the rsync command is enough. Tell what packages you want and
> anyone can show you the correct syntax. If you want to mirror a
> distribution you need to get a "partial mirror" script. A search on the
> debian-cd list will give you severals or have a look at
> "http://www.problemlos.ch/~otti/";. If you want to build a full debian
> mirror, go to the mirror page of debian.org.
>
> O. Wyss
>
>
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