It works! And is indeed a bandwidth time saver! On 01/03/2015 05:10 AM, Justin Sherrill wrote: > I am catching up to this way late, but the best way is probably: set > up a local server that mirrors some remote packagesite - like > mirror-master. Point all other local machines at that one. > > That way, you're only using bandwidth on your Internet link once, and > the rest of the updating happens on an as-needed basis on your > internal LAN which is probably higher-bandwidth/lower-usage-cost. > > Without having tried it, the file:/// solution would probably work, > but if you're managing more than a few machines, having a local mirror > to point at is probably the best solution. > > On Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 8:51 AM, PeerCorps Trust Fund > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> What is the most recommended way to change the default DragonflyBSD package >> repository to a local disk that has all of the packages downloaded? >> >> From the HowToDPorts page my guess is that the following would work: >> >> ######################################## >> >> vi /usr/local/etc/pkg.conf >> >> Change this: >> # Default Dports package server (California) >> PACKAGESITE: http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/dports/${ABI}/LATEST >> >> To something like this: >> # Default Dports package server (disk) >> PACKAGESITE: file://<local/path/name/here> >> >> pkg update >> >> ######################################## >> >> Is there a better or more recommended way to do this?
-- Michael L. Wilson International Project Coordinator PeerCorps Trust Fund - Tanzania
