On Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 07:51:54PM +0000, [email protected] wrote: > what would be the easiest way to do an install from my local mirror > would getting a copy of netinst.iso and modify it be practical >
As someone else has pointed out, if you just need to install once on one system and have fast network access, deb.debian.org is fine. If you have to install many machines or you're isolated from the network by an air gap or similar, then a mirror can be helpful as a cache of packages. I have a mirror set up at home - ftpysnc is the package I used and a machine running either of Apache or NGINX as a web server is fine. This means I've got a full mirror of Debian packages and a second directory which is a mirror of the CD images. I also use it to make Debian .iso images from jigdo files. Assuming that the mirror has an IP address in the 192.168 range and a mirror under /debian: In the install dialogs, when it asks to set a mirror to install packages from, select your local mirror - there's an option to select a mirror manually. if my mirror is at 192.168.0.50 and the directory is /debian - set http://192.168.0.50 as your mirror and go from there. Does this help? Andy Cater ([email protected])
