Hello, On Wed, 28 Jan 2009, Shrinivasan T wrote: > We need to setup one box as a local repository so that all ubuntu boxes > should contact the repository box to get the packages.
One way (which is specific to Debian derivatives) is to use some apt caching software --- "approx" is what I use but there are a few others. All the clients then point to this as their "apt repository". /etc/apt/sources.list: deb http://your.approx.host:9999/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free deb http://your.approx.host:9999/security lenny/updates main contrib non-free The "approx" server is setup to download from the upstream repositories. For example, /etc/approx/approx.conf: debian http://http.us.debian.org/debian security http://security.debian.org/debian-security You could add backports and other repositories as the need arises. The approx server should have enough space in /var/cache/approx to cache the requests of all clients. It should also have "cron" running so that "gc_approx" can run and clean up the old packages. "approx" can also make use of an http proxy if that is required. Regards, Kapil. -- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
