[PLUG] Debian "repository" on large USB stick?

Richard Owlett rowlett at cloud85.net
Thu Nov 8 12:09:55 UTC 2012


I've bookmarked the references. Thanks.

Jason Barnett wrote:
> A bit of googling lead me to this page that describes how to create a
> signed local repository.
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?s=7cfc0f038cfe90434538e2fe367b0c65&t=1090731
>
> This page has an explanation of how to create a local repository that is
> NOT signed but explains step-by-step what the commands are doing. About mid
> way down in the comments, there are a couple of scripts that readers have
> submitted that may be what you are looking for...
> http://odzangba.wordpress.com/2006/10/13/how-to-build-local-apt-repositories/
>
> Hope this helps. I may have to do this myself, just to speed up the updates
> on my machines...
>
> - Jason
>
> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Jason Barnett <jason.barnett71 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I know it's not the "proper" way to do it, but if you just want to get the
>> job done and figure out a better way later, just copy all the packages to
>> the root of the USB then mount it as /var/cache/apt/archives and you should
>> be good to go.
>>
>> Of course, I am sure someone knows a better way, but sometimes the fastest
>> way is all that is needed.
>>
>> - Jason
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 8:49 AM, Richard Owlett <rowlett at cloud85.net>wrote:
>>
>>> I've just read read the manpage of debmirror. It seems to
>>> hint there may be a simple solution to my problem.
>>>
>>> I *DO NOT* have good internet connectivity.
>>> I *DO* have the 8 DVD set of Debian 6.0.5.
>>> I want all of the deb files from the set on a 64GB flash
>>> drive in a format/structure acceptable to apt-get or synaptic.
>>>
>>> I'm currently wading through descriptions of the Debian
>>> repository to be able to do it manually. I suspect there may
>>> already be a suitable script.
>>>
>>> Pointers please. TIA
>>>
>>>
>>>
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