Re: How to create a local mirror from CD
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abdelkader belahcene wrote on 2008-04-03 14:31:
> Hi,
> I tried to find a simple document which explain how to create a local
> mirror, but I can't, all I found are complicated or not complete
> enough!!??
>
> My goal is simple:
> I want to create a local mirror from CD's, I downloaded CD or DVd, I
> want to create a mirror for my University ( just loacl) to install
> from there on any machine, by using netinstall. ( or thru pxe);
Sorry, I don't know how to create a mirror from CD.
Another solution would be to use apt-cacher or an other proxy.
- From apt's description:
$ aptitude show apt-cacher
Package: apt-cacher
[...]
Description: caching proxy system for Debian package and source files
Apt-cacher performs caching of .deb and source packages which have been
downloaded by local users. It is most
useful for local area networks with slow internet uplink.
If you have many machines, each debian package will be downloaded from
the internet only once for all machines.
Disadvantage:
- - each package has to be downloaded once.
Advantage:
- - only those packages are downloaded and included in the local archive,
that you actually use (i.e. not all from CD)
- - also works for security updates etc.
- - if you later upgrade to lenny etc. you don't need the bandwidth to
download a set of cd's, but just the packages you need and only once.
HTH,
Johannes
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