The exact sizes should be on the Debian web site...<checks>...and is here:
http://www.debian.org/mirror/size
Regs.
Iain.
On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 21:15:06 +0100
"Angelo Dalli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spoke thus:
> So how much is required exactly for this? Would 4-5Gb be ok?
>
> What software would be required etc. to perform automated mirroring, etc?
>
> I was thinking of maybe having a local server mirror. Due to the high costs
> of international bandwidth, it will be difficult to support such large
> downloads unless you're Maltacom/Datastream (this might be an option...) :-)
>
>
> Angelo Dalli
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> From: "James Attard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED],Malta Linux User Group - general list
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> Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 13:20:42 +0100 (CET)
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> >2GB harddisk space would merely hold 2 and a half CD images (where in some
> >cases a whole linux distro is made up of 3 CD images). The problem is with
> >international bandwidth since that costs a lot of $$$. We can always try
> >to run 'mirrors' instead of a centralized FTP server.
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> >> What would be needed roughly for such an FTP server? Software, etc. to be
> >> installed?
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> >> Would 1-2Gb space suffice?
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> >> Angelo Dalli
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