Thanks a lot Sambit & Nandan. True. I have tried apt-mirror earlier and it has worked absolutely fine for me. Now I am facing problem with apt-cacher and normal apt-get install on a default installation.
I will try the other suggestions and let you know after the holidays end :-) --Dipu On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 4:12 PM, Nandan Marathe <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 11:50 PM, Dibyajyoti Mohapatra <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Thanks a lot Sanjay. I did follow the steps which are pretty straight >> forward and I am able to use my LAN repository now. But the problem that led >> me to order DVDs and create local repository has not been resolved. Whenever >> I try to do apt-get install, it takes ages to install a software. The normal >> download speed at my place is about 40-50 kbps but when I do "apt-get >> install" it slows down to B p/s(Bytes per second). > > Have you given the utility to find the fastest mirror from your host a try? > I think you should. Just use System-> Admin -> Software Sources -> Other > server -> Select best server. > > For me it generally pics some server from southeast asia, even though > there exists one for asia. Also, in most cases I use the universal ubuntu > server as it also gives decent speed generally. > > Also, jfyi, I was also able to successfully create a local repository of > packages (but that was back in gutsy) using apt-mirror, and it worked > fantastically fast (except the part that you initially had to dwld the whole > repository) :) > > - Nandan > > >> The download with apt starts with the maximum speed but it gradually slows >> down. I thought the local repository will be faster but it disappointed me, >> the fact now is apt is MUCH MORE SLOWER downloading stuff from local >> repository than it used to be while fetching packages from internet. >> >> Anyone faced such problems where apt slows down to bytes per second? Any >> solutions? >> >> @Sanjay: I will surely create an updated how to and post it across :) >> >> >> Thanks, >> --Dipu >> >> >> >> On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 5:00 AM, Sanjay Bhangar >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Dibyajoti, >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 2:26 AM, Dibyajyoti Mohapatra < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear All, >>>> >>>> I just bought a set of DVDs of complete repository of ubuntu 8.04 Hardy >>>> from an online vendor(Zyxware). Now I want to use them to set up a local >>>> repository similar to apt-mirror without downloading the whole stuff. >>>> >>>> I googled and found many guides which are either about creating a >>>> repository on local machine or downloading and configuring a local mirror. >>>> >>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...&postcount=243 >>>> >>>> The above link is very close to my need but I don't know how to turn the >>>> same into a local NETWORK mirror so that other machines on my LAN can use >>>> the repository. >>>> >>>> I have used apt-cacher in the past to do something similar and it worked >>> like a charm. There's a HOWTO here: >>> http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-set-up-a-repository-cache-with-apt-cacher. >>> You basically install apt-cacher on the server machine, use the >>> import.pl script (described on page 2 of the HOWTO), import all the >>> packages from your repository dvds, change the sources.list file on all the >>> client machines, and you should be good to go. The added advantage of this >>> is that when any machine on the network gets a new package or updates an >>> existing package, the same will be available to all other machines on the >>> network locally, without having to fetch it from the internet. >>> >>> I hope that helps, and I hope you can post an updated howto once you have >>> this setup :) >>> >>> all the best, >>> Sanjay >>> >>> -- >>> ubuntu-in mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in >>> >>> >> >> -- >> ubuntu-in mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in >> >> > > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in > >
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