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.plscript (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 > >
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