New to Ubuntu and need to have offline repository server

[Derek Broughton]

Adam McGreggor wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 12:50:36PM +1100, Roberto de Sousa wrote:
>> Dear all,
>> Could someone help me please.
>> 
>> Here is what i wanted to do and i do not where to start and where to find
>> instruction on how to do it.
>> 
>> I wanted to build a laptop with ubuntu repository server on it so that i
>> can carry it around and install ubuntu (gutsy) without having to connect
>> it to internet. It is almost impossible to get internet connection in
>> East Timor and even i have access to it.. it's very slow. I frequently
>> travel to many places in East Timor and most of the place that i visit
>> have no internet access at all. I was wondering if i could use my laptop
>> as a repository server and have other PC connected to it and build the
>> ubuntu.
>> 
>> what should i do? i do not wanted to carry the CD around... and it would
>> be great if i can have multiple installation at the same time.
>> 
> 
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Rsyncmirror looks (on a quick glance)
> of what I've done...
> 
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Debmirror looks like it might be of
> some use too, and there's
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-mirrors, apparently.
> 
> (40 secs on google, with "ubuntu rsync mirror" as my search)
> 
> Short answer is you'll need a *lot* of disk-space, in the first instance a
> decent web-connexion, and then, you'll prob want to update (regularly)
> the mirror you've got.
> 

Simpler is to use apt-move, or apt-proxy, or any of the similar apps.  I use
apt-move - everything _I_ install goes to my (partial) mirror, and then
when I get around to installing to my wife's machine, she gets her apps
from my mirror.  

You don't need much space for that (at least by today's standards).  What it
costs for the mirror, you can get by cleaning the apt-get cache.

Even easier would be to purchase a DVD copy of the entire repository (if
that's actually available - downloads are, but I'm not sure anyone's
selling them).
-- 
derek