[plug] creating a repository

[J Michael Gilks]

On Thursday 06 April 2006 15:18, Kev wrote:
>
> Can someone perhaps point me at some guide or software or such-like so
> that I can create my own local repository.  My aim is to create a small
> repository on my local (home) network so that I only have to download
> software once, and then others here at home can install from my local
> repository.  I don't have any clue at this stage what makes a
> repository, or how one is structured, so I need beginners' stuff.
>
Been a lot of talk here, but not a great deal of action.
To create a local repository, simply copy the repository directory from the 
net to a local directory. Use rsync to keep it up to date.
eg rsync [options] 
http://mirror.pacific.net.au/linux/opensuse/10.0/ /home/mike/repository

Do not take my syntax as gospel.
Then point your machines at the /home/mike/repository/ files.
If you are using a debian type distribution debmirror is the package to use. 
Install it and read the docs. If you do not use debmirror you will end up 
with a huge download of extraneous stuff, no matter how many exclude clauses 
you have.

Further information would depend on finding out exactly which distribution you 
were thinking of mirroring, ie SUSE, mandrake, gentoo, debian.

Hope this is some help.

Love
Mike.