Beta Testers,
I recently published here a script for running an rsync from rpmfind.net that
ran to produce a mirror on your machine of the oxygen files under beta test.
It is best scripted because one runs it so often.
Here it is again, this time with a simple amendment that enables you to
assess the changes on the rpmfind.net oxygen files any time very quickly
without downloading anything.
Open a terminal.
cd to where you want to create the script file.
touch <filename> # this creates an empty data file
kedit <filename>
select and copy the following text:
#!/bin/bash
echo
echo hdc11 must be mounted to /mnt/local/cdrimage !!
echo for do-nothing run, call with n parameter
echo
echo rsync -vrltu$1 --rsh ssh --delete \
echo
rsync -vrltu$1 --rsh ssh --delete \
rsync://rufus.w3.org/linux/MandrakeCooker/oxygen/ \
/mnt/local/cdrimage/oxygen/
Change the partition arrangement for your situation.
Change the final line to where you wish your local mirror to be created. The
final / is important.
Save and exit kedit
chmod <filename> ug+x # to make it executable
connect to the internet.
if you have an existing mirror, run mirror -T ... to synchronise the time
stamps with the server (see /usr/doc/mirror).
To download or update your mirror:
./<filename>
To assess the changes, but do nothing:
./<filename> n
Doing this latter a few minutes ago showed me that the entire images
directory had been deleted on the server, with no apparent replacement. I
judged it not an opportune time to update my mirror.
It also showed me that the entire new-in-the-last-24 hours XFree86-3.3.6-4mdk
set of RPMs (34 Mb = 3 hours download at V90) had been replaced with different
ones, WITH NO CHANGES TO THE FILE NAMES. This is an absolute NO-NO!!!
It would probably not have been detected by wget or mirror.
Beta Testers, Unite!!! <G> You are being abused.
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Regards,
Ron. [AU] - sent by Linux.
