Re: creating package repository for offline installation
On Monday 04 August 2008 21:08:19 Manolis Kiagias wrote: But you can still use the installed packages to recreate everything: e.g. pkg_create -Rb bash-x.y.z Or, use a simple shell script with pkg_create -b to create packages from all installed ones, i.e: for i in `pkg_info -Ea` do pkg_create -b $i done And by the way, if you are running 7-STABLE, pkg_create supports a no-clobber option (courtesy of Giorgos ;) ), so if you run it with -R (recursion) it will not keep recreating / overwriting the existing packages in the same directory. That's what I was searching for. Thanks! Nikos ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: creating package repository for offline installation
Nikos Vassiliadis wrote: Hi, I would like to update the installed packages at home. There are two problems: 1) there is only dialup internet connection. That pretty much rules out the possibility of using 'pkg_add -r' 2) I want to use packages, because using ports will take days and the systems are not that fast. So, I cannot use 'make fetch-recursive' I would like to create a package repository with the packages of choice, burn these to one or two CDs, take them home, and do the installation. I guess I can install inside a jail the packages of choice, are there any other options? Thanks in advance, Nikos ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you don't mind building the packages (on the remote system) from ports, I would suggest ports-mgmt/tinderbox Comprehensive instructions are located here: http://tinderbox.marcuscom.com/ I've used it for quite some time (http://www.freebsdgr.org/tinderbox/) but lately I've dedicated a machine for package building and I am using a couple of my own simple scripts. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: creating package repository for offline installation
On Monday 04 August 2008 14:34:45 Manolis Kiagias wrote: If you don't mind building the packages (on the remote system) from ports, I would suggest ports-mgmt/tinderbox Comprehensive instructions are located here: http://tinderbox.marcuscom.com/ I've used it for quite some time (http://www.freebsdgr.org/tinderbox/) but lately I've dedicated a machine for package building and I am using a couple of my own simple scripts. I really don't care about the latest and shiniest programs. So, I do mind building from ports. I just want to download 20-30 packages along with their dependecies. I think I've found a relatively cheap way to do just that, I am going to use unionfs to create a replica of my system, mount an empty fs on $JAIL/var/db/pkg, fire up jail $JAIL and pkg_add -Kr $everything_i_want in there. //a few of minutes later Yet to my big surprise(and disappointment) pkg_add -Kr does not keep the dependencies, but only the requested file e.g. pkg_add -rK bash, downloads all depedencies, installs bash and deletes all packages but bash. Not much of a progress... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: creating package repository for offline installation
Nikos Vassiliadis wrote: On Monday 04 August 2008 14:34:45 Manolis Kiagias wrote: If you don't mind building the packages (on the remote system) from ports, I would suggest ports-mgmt/tinderbox Comprehensive instructions are located here: http://tinderbox.marcuscom.com/ I've used it for quite some time (http://www.freebsdgr.org/tinderbox/) but lately I've dedicated a machine for package building and I am using a couple of my own simple scripts. I really don't care about the latest and shiniest programs. So, I do mind building from ports. I just want to download 20-30 packages along with their dependecies. I think I've found a relatively cheap way to do just that, I am going to use unionfs to create a replica of my system, mount an empty fs on $JAIL/var/db/pkg, fire up jail $JAIL and pkg_add -Kr $everything_i_want in there. //a few of minutes later Yet to my big surprise(and disappointment) pkg_add -Kr does not keep the dependencies, but only the requested file e.g. pkg_add -rK bash, downloads all depedencies, installs bash and deletes all packages but bash. Not much of a progress... But you can still use the installed packages to recreate everything: e.g. pkg_create -Rb bash-x.y.z Or, use a simple shell script with pkg_create -b to create packages from all installed ones, i.e: for i in `pkg_info -Ea` do pkg_create -b $i done ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: creating package repository for offline installation
Manolis Kiagias wrote: Nikos Vassiliadis wrote: On Monday 04 August 2008 14:34:45 Manolis Kiagias wrote: If you don't mind building the packages (on the remote system) from ports, I would suggest ports-mgmt/tinderbox Comprehensive instructions are located here: http://tinderbox.marcuscom.com/ I've used it for quite some time (http://www.freebsdgr.org/tinderbox/) but lately I've dedicated a machine for package building and I am using a couple of my own simple scripts. I really don't care about the latest and shiniest programs. So, I do mind building from ports. I just want to download 20-30 packages along with their dependecies. I think I've found a relatively cheap way to do just that, I am going to use unionfs to create a replica of my system, mount an empty fs on $JAIL/var/db/pkg, fire up jail $JAIL and pkg_add -Kr $everything_i_want in there. //a few of minutes later Yet to my big surprise(and disappointment) pkg_add -Kr does not keep the dependencies, but only the requested file e.g. pkg_add -rK bash, downloads all depedencies, installs bash and deletes all packages but bash. Not much of a progress... But you can still use the installed packages to recreate everything: e.g. pkg_create -Rb bash-x.y.z Or, use a simple shell script with pkg_create -b to create packages from all installed ones, i.e: for i in `pkg_info -Ea` do pkg_create -b $i done And by the way, if you are running 7-STABLE, pkg_create supports a no-clobber option (courtesy of Giorgos ;) ), so if you run it with -R (recursion) it will not keep recreating / overwriting the existing packages in the same directory. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
