Re: [LUG] Building a Debian Mirror?

[Tony Atkin <tone_pl@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- Grant Sewell <dclug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> Hi all.
>
> There is a chance that I will be running a (series
> of) "hands on" Linux lab(s) for/with some degree
> students in the [nearish] future.  It is my
> intention to setup a local Debian mirror (and
> probably a RedHat one too, for comparison sake) to
> make the installation phase as quick and easy as
> possible and to place as little strain on the WAN
> connection should we choose to implement one.  I
> intend to only mirror x86 stable.
>
> However, I am unsure of how large this will need to
> be.

I have never tried this myself but I would have
thought that apt-proxy would be the tool of choice. 
Once you have built one Debian installation with
apt-get pointed at the proxy machine, then nearly
everything you need should be on the proxy.

My guess might be that if you had 1Gb of space on the
proxy then you should be perfectly safe. (but i'm open
to being told that is a silly estimate)

Tony


       
       
               
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