Re: how to avoid download during debian installation.
Hello, David Christensen a écrit : I set up an Approx server for my SOHO LAN: http://packages.debian.org/wheezy/approx It feeds i386 and amd64 boxes running Squeeze and Wheezy. I built it with a ~7 GB /var partition that is nearly full, so you might want to go with something larger. Here is the Approx configuration file on the server: 2013-05-11 12:31:19 dpchrist@approx ~ $ cat /etc/approx/approx.conf | grep -v '#' | grep . debian http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian debian-backports http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports security http://security.debian.org/debian-security virtualbox http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox Here is the Apt configuration file on a Squeeze i386 client: 2013-05-11 12:32:30 dpchrist@desktop ~ $ cat /etc/apt/sources.list | grep -v '#' | grep . deb http://approx:/debian/ squeeze main deb-src http://approx:/debian/ squeeze main deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main deb-src http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main deb http://approx:/debian/ squeeze-updates main deb-src http://approx:/debian/ squeeze-updates main The client is not using approx for security updates. Why ? When building a fresh client, at the screen where it asks you for a network mirror, scroll to the top, select manual (or whatever it's called), and enter approx: for the server. I do the same but the Debian installer does not allow to manually select a mirror for security updates, so I have to disable them and edit sources.list after the installation. This makes the installation process longer than required as some outdated packets are installed from approx first and must be updated afterwards. -- 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/518f4589.8040...@plouf.fr.eu.org
Re: how to avoid download during debian installation.
On 05/12/13 00:32, Pascal Hambourg wrote: The client is not using approx for security updates. Why ? That's the way the Debian installer set it up. I do the same but the Debian installer does not allow to manually select a mirror for security updates, so I have to disable them and edit sources.list after the installation. I used to set clients to get security updates from my Approx server, but lately I just leave the installer settings alone. Yes, it eats more bandwidth/time. David -- 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/518fadb4.6020...@holgerdanske.com
Re: how to avoid download during debian installation.
David Christensen a écrit : On 05/12/13 00:32, Pascal Hambourg wrote: The client is not using approx for security updates. Why ? That's the way the Debian installer set it up. Thus I regret that the installer does not allow to manually configure a custom mirror for security updates. I thought about configuring it as a standard mirror, but this is not possible because of the name/update path instead of name. I used to set clients to get security updates from my Approx server, but lately I just leave the installer settings alone. May I ask why ? -- 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/518fc2a1.5050...@plouf.fr.eu.org
Re: how to avoid download during debian installation.
On 05/12/13 09:26, Pascal Hambourg wrote: I used to set clients to get security updates from my Approx server, but lately I just leave the installer settings alone. May I ask why ? Because the people who wrote the Debian installer know more than I do. David -- 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/518fe4b0.5020...@holgerdanske.com
Re: how to avoid download during debian installation.
On 05/12/2013 10:26 AM, Pascal Hambourg wrote: David Christensen a écrit : On 05/12/13 00:32, Pascal Hambourg wrote: The client is not using approx for security updates. Why ? That's the way the Debian installer set it up. Thus I regret that the installer does not allow to manually configure a custom mirror for security updates. I thought about configuring it as a standard mirror, but this is not possible because of thename/update path instead ofname. I think that the installer does not place restrictions on Approx serving security updates. I think I have that working in my Approx. My /etc/approx/approx.conf contains just two un-commented lines: debian http://ftp.debian.org/debian security http://security.debian.org/ I used to set clients to get security updates from my Approx server, but lately I just leave the installer settings alone. May I ask why ? -- 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/519009c4.5050...@gmail.com
Re: how to avoid download during debian installation.
On 05/12/2013 10:26 AM, Pascal Hambourg wrote: David Christensen a écrit : On 05/12/13 00:32, Pascal Hambourg wrote: The client is not using approx for security updates. Why ? That's the way the Debian installer set it up. Thus I regret that the installer does not allow to manually configure a custom mirror for security updates. I thought about configuring it as a standard mirror, but this is not possible because of thename/update path instead ofname. I think that the installer does not place restrictions on Approx serving security updates. I think I have that working in my Approx. My /etc/approx/approx.conf contains just two un-commented lines: debian http://ftp.debian.org/debian securityhttp://security.debian.org/ I used to set clients to get security updates from my Approx server, but lately I just leave the installer settings alone. May I ask why ? -- 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/51907a35.4050...@gmail.com
how to avoid download during debian installation.
i am frequently installing Debian on our systems and when ever i do this whether DVD or via CD or even via inet Cd . in all cases debian download/updates from repository which is a waste of time and bandwidth almost take 40 to 60 minutes in order to fully upgrade. is there anything i can do to avoid wasting time and manage something locally so that instead of wasting precious bandwidth i could point it to the local resource and thing can be up to date as needed. Thank you, Myk
Re: how to avoid download during debian installation.
Easy, run in expert mode and key in your mirror selection manually when the list of ftp sites comes up. Also, choose not to download anything from security.debian.org during the install process.On Sat, 11 May 2013, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote: i am frequently installing Debian on our systems and when ever i do this whether DVD or via CD or even via inet Cd . in all cases debian download/updates from repository which is a waste of time and bandwidth almost take 40 to 60 minutes in order to fully upgrade. is there anything i can do to avoid wasting time and manage something locally so that instead of wasting precious bandwidth i could point it to the local resource and thing can be up to date as needed. Thank you, Myk --- jude jdash...@shellworld.net About to block another web browser version? Ask yourself what Tim Berners-lee would do. -- 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.2.01.1305110440100.39...@freire1.furyyjbeyq.arg
Re: how to avoid download during debian installation.
On Sat, 11 May 2013 13:22:04 +0500 Muhammad Yousuf Khan sir...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Muhammad, can do to avoid wasting time and manage something locally so that instead of wasting precious bandwidth i could point it to the local resource and thing can be up to date as needed. Edit sources.list to remove references to all the online repos, and replace them with references to your local repos. -- Regards _ / ) The blindingly obvious is / _)radnever immediately apparent Success defined by acquisition stinks Money is Not Our God - Killing Joke signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: how to avoid download during debian installation.
On 05/11/13 01:22, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote: is there anything i can do to avoid wasting time and manage something locally so that instead of wasting precious bandwidth i could point it to the local resource and thing can be up to date as needed. I set up an Approx server for my SOHO LAN: http://packages.debian.org/wheezy/approx It feeds i386 and amd64 boxes running Squeeze and Wheezy. I built it with a ~7 GB /var partition that is nearly full, so you might want to go with something larger. Here is the Approx configuration file on the server: 2013-05-11 12:31:19 dpchrist@approx ~ $ cat /etc/approx/approx.conf | grep -v '#' | grep . debian http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian debian-backports http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports security http://security.debian.org/debian-security virtualbox http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox Here is the Apt configuration file on a Squeeze i386 client: 2013-05-11 12:32:30 dpchrist@desktop ~ $ cat /etc/apt/sources.list | grep -v '#' | grep . deb http://approx:/debian/ squeeze main deb-src http://approx:/debian/ squeeze main deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main deb-src http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main deb http://approx:/debian/ squeeze-updates main deb-src http://approx:/debian/ squeeze-updates main When building a fresh client, at the screen where it asks you for a network mirror, scroll to the top, select manual (or whatever it's called), and enter approx: for the server. HTH, David -- 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/518e9e10.4060...@holgerdanske.com
