Ubuntu Wiki

Goal

To create a local mirror of the Ubuntu repositories for fast updating of lab

Materials

• Edubuntu server
• USB hard drive (160 gigs) plugged into server
• Local network of Ubuntu,Kubuntu, Xubuntu, and Edubuntu machines

Procedure

1. sudo apt-get install apt-mirror apache2 (make sure universe is enabled)

2. Now edit /etc/apt/mirror.list to include the following lines:

   deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty main restricted universe multiverse
   deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-updates main restricted universe multiverse
   deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security main restricted universe multiverse

3. Uncomment set base_path and change its value to /media/disc/apt-mirror
4. Run apt-mirror(as root)
5. Do a symlink from /media/disk/apt-mirror to /var/www/apt-mirror
6. Edit the sources.list on networked machines to refer to server

Debmirror Procedure

1. sudo apt-get install debmirror apache2

2. Run /usr/bin/debmirror <location of mirror>  --nosource -v -m --passive  --host=mirrors.easynews.com --root=:mirrors/linux/ubuntu --method=rsync --progress --dist=feisty,feisty-security, --ignore-release-gpg  --section=main,restricted,universe,multiverse  --arch=i386,amd64 where <location of mirror> is the path where the mirror shall be located.

3. Do a symlink from the location of the mirror to /var/www/ubuntu
4. Edit the sources.list on networked machines to refer to server