Matt Wehland said: > So you just install a stable system, keep up with the security updates, > build > your own local repository (plenty of ways to do this) and build the few > packages that you need newer versions of. > This is what I am doing (just got apt-proxy working and it's great). > This gives you a known secure system, and all you have to keep an eye on > is > security advisories that affect the packages you have built yourself. > I keep my servers on stable, and run my workstations on testing. I have recently started the process of switching my computers from redhat to debian. I would very much appreciate step by step directions for creating a local repository for redistribution of kernel packages and locally built packages.
I ran across basic directions on setting up mirror, but nothing about debianizing a package; if you just want it for a local package. eg, you don't need the full steps, just enough to convert a tar.gz file to a .deb file. I run the 2.4.23+ kernels on my servers as it supports the newest hardware. I don't run stable because they don't have drivers for my newer network card. I also recompile my kernel with grsecurity security patches. I am currently only running 4 debian boxes, but I have yet to encounter a single kernel crash. -- --Luke CS Sysadmin, Montana State University-Bozeman -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
