minimal mirror for lenny net install
Hi
I'd like to run a network installation setup on my LAN. With previous
versions I could just take a Debian Installer CD (e.g.: the netinst) and
loopmount it to get the initial files. This provides me most of the
required files.
The problem is that the installer CDs no longer contain signed images.
I'd like to avoid any hacks with configuring a system to use unsigned
sources as at least with Etch this affected the usability later on.
How do I make a compact partial Debian mirror? I don't have the extra
disk space and network bandwidth[1] for a full mirror.
[1] Well, I do. But it would be a waste of time and disk space and
complicate the setup. I want to have a mirror that contains all the
packages in my default install, so I won't need to re-download them from
the Internet every time. But downloading a few gigs every once in a
while to maintain the mirror is not something I want either.
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