Yes, I meant apt-cdrom, actually what you're wanting to do is to make a local mirror of a repository.
On Wed, 6 Nov 2013, Richard Owlett wrote: > Jude DaShiell wrote: > > The apt-cd package may help here. > > I don't find "apt-cd". Do you mean "apt-cdrom" which "is used to add a new > CD-ROM to APT's list of available sources." > I am NOT using the CDs/DVDs themselves. I have copied the contents to a hard > disk partition for speed and convenience - not having high speed internet. > > > > Also when searching for tutorials I > > find it useful to append "tutorial OR howto" to google searches for > > problems like this. The howtos get you into another probably useful > > category. > > Been that route ;< > https://wiki.debian.org/HowToSetupADebianRepository#dpkg-scanpackages_and_dpkg-scansources > points to > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/repository-howto/repository-howto.en.html > which has two problems: > 1. Its title labels it as "Obsolete Documentation" > 2. I can't figure how to apply what it says to my case. > It comes closer to my case than what I've found using Google to search for > dpkg-scanpackages "tutorials"/"How-To". > > > > On Tue, 5 Nov 2013, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > > > Joe wrote: > > > > On Mon, 04 Nov 2013 10:55:10 -0600 > > > > Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To borrow from the hardware world, man pages would correspond to > > > > > Product Specification. What I'm looking for would correspond more > > > > > with an Application Note. > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think the magic word you want is 'tutorial'. You probably also want > > > > to set time limits, as one of the most useless things in the world is > > > > an obsolete tutorial. Man pages on the web are usually current. > > > > > > > > If you want something a bit unusual, such as an obscure freeRADIUS > > > > application, you probably want to track down half a dozen tutorials, > > > > and try to read between the lines. It's surprising how much can be left > > > > out of a set of 'step-by-step' instructions, but different people > > > > generally leave out different things. > > > > > > > > > > I think you just hit on why 'tutorials' did not come to mind. The Debian > > > tutorials I've seen have another problem in my situation - taking the > > > reader > > > from one specific starting point to one specific end point. That normally > > > is > > > not a problem for the reader as start/end points are aimed at majority. > > > > > > My problem with the dpkg-scanpackages man pages is that I don't seem to be > > > able to apply it correctly to my situation. I wish to have a local > > > repository > > > whose structure mimics the distribution DVDs. > > > > > > I have a partition dedicated to my local repository. It is mounted as > > > /media/repo6 . > > > {I'm working on my Squeeze machine at the moment. Eventually I'll dual > > > boot > > > Wheezy and Squeeze. Then I'll add another repository partition mounted as > > > /media/repo7 etc.} > > > > > > Directory structure is: > > > /media/repo6/dists/squeeze/contrib/binary-i386 > > > /media/repo6/dists/squeeze/contrib/binary-i386/release > > > /media/repo6/dists/squeeze/main > > > /media/repo6/dists/squeeze/main/binary-i386 > > > /media/repo6/dists/squeeze/main/binary-i386/release > > > /media/repo6/pool > > > /media/repo6/pool/squeeze > > > /media/repo6/pool/squeeze/contrib > > > /media/repo6/pool/squeeze/contrib/... {directories containing deb > > > files} > > > /media/repo6/pool/squeeze/main > > > /media/repo6/pool/squeeze/main/... {directories containing deb > > > files} > > > > > > I need appropriate Packages.gz under > > > /media/repo6/dists/squeeze/contrib/binary-i386 > > > and > > > /media/repo6/dists/squeeze/main/binary-i386 . > > > > > > I also need appropriate lines to add to sources.list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > jude <jdash...@shellworld.net> > > Avoid the Gates Of Hell, use Linux! > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- jude <jdash...@shellworld.net> Avoid the Gates Of Hell, use Linux! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/alpine.bsf.2.01.1311060629570.90...@freire1.furyyjbeyq.arg
