Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 20:43:10 -0600 From: Mike Renfro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, Jan 04, 2003 at 05:20:46PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi. I'm doing a fresh Woody installation, and I want it to include > a reasonably current set of security updates, but I also want to do > the installation offline. How can I get the security updates in CD > form? I went to http://www.debian.org/security, but I couldn't find > anything like CD images. Options include: ... 2) Set up a private ftp/http mirror of security.debian.org and update the system from there before connecting it to the internet... Yes, this is what I would like to do, but I'm not clear on the mechanics of doing it. Does any Howto describe how to do this? Do I need root access for the mirror site? Where can I find instructions? The "Securing Debian" guide says: ...it is best to install without connection to the Internet, using a local packages mirror for both the Debian package sources and the security updates. You can set up package mirrors by using another system connected to the Internet with Debian-specific tools (if it's a Debian system) like `apt-move' or `apt-proxy', or other common mirroring tools, to provide the archive to the installed system. I can imagine of only two ways for me to do this. Either set up the mirror on CD-ROM, or else set up an sftp mirror on a machine where (unfortunately) I don't have root access. It seems to me that the CD-ROM approach should be easier, but I have not found out a way to generate a CD mirror from http://security.debian.org. Is it even doable? TIA, KJ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
