Hi Jan ! > Don't know if there's an archmirror script available, but I use an rsync > script that runs once every two hours to synchronize my FTP with > archlinux.org's FTP.
Thats the problem... I just have two workstations, no laptop here. The i keep my workstation updated, and when it is friday i burn all packages in /var/cache/pacman/pkg/ in a cd and the copy all these packages in my machine at home. When i was using slackware i was doing the same process above and then i just executed a upgradepkg *.tgz so, it updates all the new packages and dont install the ones that was not on my home system. But when i do a pacman -U it updates all the packages and installs all the packages that was not on my home system. Why is install the packages that is not on my home system ? If pacman -U is for Update it should not install any file, for definition. If i want to install a package i can do a pacman -A and no more problems... Just like an installpkg in slackware world. I really love arch, but my only - really, two - concerns was this problems that i said. Everything else is perfect. > Such a script could be used on your laptop at the university, when you > get home, just mount the laptop via NFS and use file:///mnt/arch as > repository and it installs from your local mirror without problems like > it would do with regular FTP. Sync repos will take soooooo much space and i will have to get packages that i dont use like gnome and so on, so it is not a good idea. But thank you so much for the ideas. _______________________________________________ arch mailing list [email protected] http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
