Re: [Q] "local mirrors", apt-move
On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 07:54:33AM -0500, kynn@panix.com wrote:
> 1. An explanation of what's exactly meant by the term "local
> mirror", as in the sentence "install without connection to the
> Internet, using a local packages mirror for both the Debian
> package sources and the security updates" (quoted from the
> Securing Debian HOWTO).
The idea behind that statement, as I see it, is simply to limit your
systems exposure to the Internet in a potentially vulnerable state. If
you have CDs to install from (minus security updates) and take steps to
harden your system (disable services that aren't needed, set up a
firewall, etc) then you're fairly well protected and should be able to
connect to the Internet to retrieve the security updates.
> 2. A URL where I can download the security updates CD images from.
TMK, there is no such place.
> 3. A step-by-step recipe for using apt-move to make the CD images of
> the security updates distribution.
If you want to locally mirror security updates, I suggest either an FTP
mirror application or rsync.
> 5. Directions to a detailed description of Debian's distributions
> scheme, showing the meaning/rationale for its mirror sites
> directory structure.
Not sure if this is the most up to date source:
http://ibiblio.org/gferg/ldp/giles/repository/repository.html
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Jamin W. Collins
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