Problem with 'debmirror'

[Anthony Yarusso]

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das দাশ wrote:
> Because some of the ubuntu users in the local lug here don't have Net
> connections at all, or, have dial-up ones, I am making a local mirror of
> the repository, that I can take on a HD or DVD-s to use on those
> machines.
>
> The 'debmirror' thing worked pretty well, but, from when it entered
> 'k' (it maybe a coincidence too) it started disturbing. It is stopping
> after three or four packages and getting stuck. I am doing 'Ctrl-c' and
> restarting it. Again the 3/4 package show, and it is repeating. I have
> tried '--timeout=' option pushed to 1000 or even 5000. But that is not
> solving the problem. I have tried '--ignore-small-errors'. Nothing
> doing. And remember, till 'h', it worked quite seamlessly. I am pasting
> here the 'debmirror' command I am using, if someone can suggest
> anything. Should I make the '--passive' thing off?
>
> <<<
> debmirror --nosource -m --passive --host=archive.ubuntulinux.org
> --root=ubuntu/ --method=ftp --ignore-small-errors --progress
> --dist=feisty --section=main,multiverse,universe --arch=i386 ubuntu/
> --ignore-release-gpg
>
> Oh, another thing, my ISP BW is 32 KBPS, and usually one gets around 30.
> That is the usual thing, and today is no different from it. So, it is
> not a BW problem, I guess.
>
> ---
> das
>
>
I haven't tried this tool, but accomplished the same goal using the
similar (and often regarded as nicer) apt-mirror tool.  If you don't
succeed at figuring out your issue, I'd highly recommend giving that a
shot.
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