Re: aklug mirror server : update

Is this mirrors home going to be on your DSL @ home?

On Thu, 2005-12-22 at 13:25 -0900, Adam bultman wrote:
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> Hey folks.
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> Just an update:
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> 1. Suse and fedora are continuing to sync. There is a LOT from Suse
> that needs downloading. I usually have it run from around 2:30 PM
> until about 8 the next morning. However, it still goes.
> 2. Ubuntu has a few updates that I'm still syncing down, as well.
> 3. Centos is up to date.
> 4. I haven't had a chance to fetch MEPIS yet - the mirror (and my DSL
> line) have been busy doing other things. If someone has space and
> wants to sync things at least partially to something they can take to
> the meeting, that would help.
>
> 5. The Debian mirrors are still tanking. I'll paste them here:
> #!/bin/bash
> debmirror -v -a i386 -a ppc -h linux.csua.berkeley.edu -r /debian -d
> sarge -d etch -d sid /home/mirror/debian --getcontents
> - --ignore-missing-release --progress
>
> #!/bin/bash
> debmirror -a amd64 -h mirror.espri.arizona.edu -r /debian-amd64 -d
> sarge -d etch -d sid /home/mirror/debian-amd64 --getcontents
> - --ignore-missing-release --progress
>
>
> I don't know what to do with them; I feel like setting up a normal
> RSYNC of them from kernel.org or something.
>
> 6. The AKLUG server currently has 25G free (which will be less when I
> sync my ubuntu mirror + changes back over to the aklug server). Greg
> has mentioned a few ways to trim debian fat - we can work on that a
> bit on Friday (if he's there).
>
>
>
>
>
> Shane R. Spencer wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 2005-12-17 at 15:45 -0900, Adam bultman wrote:
> >
>
> > Fielder: Put a bug in my ear sometime to get Mepis Mirrored. Right
> > now, I'm resyncing everything (Suse - which has a long ways to go,
> > ubuntu, which is about done, debian, which I think has a bit to
> > update, fedora, which is updating some stuff, and centos, which is
> > complete, I think) and I've set up cron jobs to start rsyncs at
> > 1:03 AM and to kill them all (-9) at 5:05 AM.
> >
> >
> >> What I have done in the past to minimize the amount of package
> >> space needed for debian/ubuntu mirrors was use the debian package
> >> approx.
> >
> >> I use that here in town at my corporate HQ where we host mail/web
> >> traffic on 6 debian servers, a few virtual debian installs and 2
> >> ubuntu workstations. Then on st. paul island we have a similar
> >> setup for around 10 debian based systems.
> >
> >> You can formalize the http://ip-address:9999/debian style source
> >> lines in sources.list with a simple addition to a standard
> >> apache2
> > install and
> >> rewrite/proxy modules. IMHO a mirror-on-demand approach is more
> >> bandwidth and space efficient, this could solve any issues about
> >> "Hmm, should I mirror just the popular architects?". With 20+
> >> people
> > snagging
> >> packages from these sources a large cache of popular packages,
> >> arch independent, will be stored.
> >
> >> Also I am wondering where the mirror will be physically and what
> > kind of
> >> bandwidth is being thrown its way :)
> >
> > Jon Reynolds: If you want a smaller window, let me know. Fielder:
> > I'll see about fitting Mepis on there, and trimming excess fat if
> > necessary (I think we have a lot of ppc cruft with debian)
> >
> > Next weeks WILL be the final week that the AKLUG server goes on
> > travels.
> >
> > Finally: Cheap hard drives at best buy. 40 bucks gets you a
> > seagate 120G with a 5 year warranty.
> >
> > Adam
> >
> > Fielder George Dowding wrote:
> >
> >> Boy! It would be great to include MEPIS. I just dumped Ubuntu in
> >> favor of SimplyMEPIS (single cd install) for this friend who
> >> "just wants to get her email". If you all remember, I couldn't
> >> get the Gnomish gui to set the dial-up interface (ppp0) as the
> >> default so life would be easy for her when she booted her laptop
> >> (Gateway c.2000). SimplyMEPIS (combination live cd and installer)
> >> found the built-in modem right off. The KDE gui (KPPP) allowed me
> >> to set the parameters, and I was able to connect through the
> >> dial-up with only the typical amount of futzing to get the device
> >> correct (/dev/ttS3) and the login/email (gci) stuff working.
> >
> >> The MEPIS site (.org) has some information on how to setup and
> >> get permission for an official mirror. They are focused on
> >> milking the business cow, but they haven't yet split their
> >> distribution the way Red Hat has (RH and Fedora).
> >
> >> Just a thought. fgd.
> >
> >> Damien Hull wrote:
> >
> >>> Got the aklug mirror server updated. Even got Ubuntu squeezed
> >>> in there. We have 27 gig's left over.
> >
> >>> Not sure if the Debain mirror scripts are working. I tried
> >>> running one of them but nothing happened. I think that was user
> >>> error on my part.
> >
> >>> we have the following distributions on the server.
> >
> >>> 1. CentOS 2. Fedora 3. Suse Updates 4. Ubuntu 5. Debian 6.
> >>> Debian amd64 ( may not be working )
> >
> >>> -- You can get my public PGP key at https://keyserver.pgp.com
> >
> >> --------- Fielder George Dowding, Chief Iceworm .^. Debian/GNU
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