Try this... http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-set-up-a-repository-cache-with-apt-cacher
Roshan George wrote: > Hi, everyone, > > It's rather hard to use Ubuntu in college because the insti connection > is incredibly slow. I would like to mirror the Ubuntu amd64 repositories > (main, restricted, universe, multiverse) on my own hard disk in such a > way that it can be added as a repository by my friends over the LAN and > used. > > A little searching has led me to apt-mirror, debmirror and using rsync > to mirror. Unfortunately, most documentation is from early 2007 and I > don't know if everything listed is entirely accurate. rsync is pretty > much out of the question since I intend to only mirror the amd64 > repositories, but I'm not sure which among apt-mirror and debmirror is > better to use. Since the repositories are some 30 GB in size, I can't > just try both and see. > > I have a few questions: > > 1. Which of the two methods should I use? > 2. Is there modern documentation for both programs or has the usage not > changed? > 3. I will be checking with a couple of local internet cafés to see if > they will download this for me. How much would be a good rate? > 4. Is there an alternative way of obtaining these repositories with > versions available now? Perhaps someone has already done this? > 5. Can DVD repositories be converted in a simple manner to a single > repository? > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [email protected] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
