Re: Speeding up apt-get security updates

2002-01-16 Thread Ross Vandegrift
> - Export a central /var/cache/apt via NFS or similar I think this sounds like the most practical idea. Two responses clarified that the security team is more concerned with people *providing* mirrors of the updates, as opposed to private copies, but I think I'd still rather avoid the 'ls -lR' t

Re: Speeding up apt-get security updates

2002-01-15 Thread Adam Majer
On Tue, Jan 15, 2002 at 02:35:39PM -0500, Ross Vandegrift wrote: > Hello all, > > I've thought about making a squid proxy to proxy the http requests, but > security.debian.org specifically requests that no mirror of any time be made > of > those packages. Even if a proxy is appropriate and

Re: Speeding up apt-get security updates

2002-01-15 Thread dman
On Tue, Jan 15, 2002 at 02:35:39PM -0500, Ross Vandegrift wrote: | I manage a small groups of Debian stable boxes that manage the | internet side of a local business. I'm wondering if there is a | kosher way to only download security patches once. Our link isn't | so hot, and having each of a do

Re: Speeding up apt-get security updates

2002-01-15 Thread Dave Sherohman
On Tue, Jan 15, 2002 at 02:35:39PM -0500, Ross Vandegrift wrote: > Hello all, > > I manage a small groups of Debian stable boxes that manage the internet > side of a local business. I'm wondering if there is a kosher way to only > download security patches once. Our link isn't so hot, and

Speeding up apt-get security updates

2002-01-15 Thread Ross Vandegrift
Hello all, I manage a small groups of Debian stable boxes that manage the internet side of a local business. I'm wondering if there is a kosher way to only download security patches once. Our link isn't so hot, and having each of a dozen boxes go out to security.debian.org for updated pa