On Tue, 07 Jan 2003 04:37, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> 2) Set up a private ftp/http mirror of security.debian.org and update >> the system from there before connecting it to the internet... > > Yes, this is what I would like to do, but I'm not clear on the > mechanics of doing it. Does any Howto describe how to do this? Do I > need root access for the mirror site? Where can I find instructions?
You could mirror the whole site via ftp or rsync as described elsewhere, but if bandwidth usage and storage space are important to you, I'd recommend the apt-move package as being the easiest way to mirror a specific arch/distro combination. John