On Fri, Nov 17, 2006 at 09:13:14AM +0800, GNU Linux wrote: > Hello all, > > I am planning to create a partial local repository for AMD64 Etch but I > don't know the best tool for this. I downloaded and tried the > anonftpsync <http://www.debian.org/mirror/anonftpsync> but until now, it > keeps on downloading files. Any other recommended tool to create a > partial local repository? I don't want apt-proxy because it requires > the local repository server to have an Internet connection.
I don't know what "partial" means; if you want to select "etch" and "amd64", debmirror is your tool of choice. > Does it make sense that I'm already downloading the packages for Etch > even if it's not yet the stable version? I'm just preparing Etch > because it will be the next stable version starting next month. Or > shall I just wait until Etch has been finally released as stable? It makes sense since debmirror will clean up obsolete packages. Just run it once per night/week/whatever ... Cheers, Steffen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
