On Tue, Sep 18, 2001 at 11:17:19AM -0400, Andrew Perrin wrote: > My question is this: effectively, each time they upgrade, I'm downloading > three copies of each package separately. Is there a relatively easy way to > archive the files locally and have the two boxen behind the ipmasq'ed > computer just get their updates from it?
Sure. Here are three: - Check out the apt-move package if you want to build your own partial mirror of the official archives - Roll your own archive using dpkg-scanpackages if you don't want updates to come down automatically - Use NFS to export /var/cache/apt to all machines - apt-get update will run separately on each box, but when it comes time to install packages, they're already in /var/cache/apt/archives, so they won't be re-downloaded -- With the arrest of Dimitry Sklyarov it has become apparent that it is not safe for non US software engineers to visit the United States. - Alan Cox "To prevent unauthorized reading..." - Adobe eBook reader license
