Re: Debmirror

[C M Reinehr <ngnc@mailbox.org>]

On 6/5/21 1:34 AM, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote:
> Hi !
> I've did a mirror with debmirror.
> All seem good when I look at the folders and files.
> But when I do apt-update it complains about contents-amd64 file missing !?
>
> Got some ideas?

I don't recall that you've ever mentioned why you want a mirror so this 
suggestion may not be appropriate but I have used approx for a number of 
years now with great success:

> Approx is an HTTP-based Debian archive server.  It fetches packages 
> from remote repositories on demand, and caches them for local use.
>
> Approx saves time and network bandwidth if you need to install or 
> upgrade Debian software for a number of machines on a local network.  
> Each package is downloaded from a remote site only once, regardless of 
> how many local clients install it.  The approx cache typically 
> requires a few gigabytes of disk space.
>
> Approx also simplifies the administration of client machines: 
> repository locations need only be changed in approx’s configuration 
> file, not in every client’s /etc/apt/sources.list file.
http://www.debianadmin.com/upgrade-multiple-debian-systems-with-approx.html

Sincerely,

CMR

Linux distribution Debian 10.3 "Buster"
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