Create Repository CD/DVD

[Sysem]

Here's the situation, currently I have a nice Ubuntu setup, working perfectly. My friend, however, has a fresh install of 10.10 but with no internet connection at all. Is there anyway I can create a repository DVD of my libs and packages currently installed for him do use?

I've tried AptOnCD but that only put packages stored in my apt cache, so it failed miserably. Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
Sysem

 

[avert]

take a look at apt-mirror

 

[oldhat]

I had same problem, but now use SuperOS instead - it has all the software I need.

You can purchase entire rep on dvd's from: http://www.linuxcd.org/view_distro.php?lst=&id_cate=22&id_distro=452 -or- http://www.osdisc.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi/products/dvd/ubuntu

 

[Sysem]

Thanks avert, will take a look.

 

[froot]

I had same problem, but now use SuperOS instead - it has all the software I need.

You can purchase entire rep on dvd's from: http://www.linuxcd.org/view_distro.php?lst=&id_cate=22&id_distro=452 -or- http://www.osdisc.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi/products/dvd/ubuntu

+1

You can buy repos dvd's from online shops here in SA. Last I checked (maybe two years ago?) they were around R130 for the whole set, and then it's relatively up to date.

 

[Sysem]

Buying repos is out the question, he'd rather use his Windows partition if he has to spend money. Just thought I'd help him out.

 

[froot]

Understandable.
The easiest thing I could suggest is take his pc and update it from your line?

 

[Sysem]

Understandable.
The easiest thing I could suggest is take his pc and update it from your line?

Probably the hardest I take my laptop to campus for internet. He has a desktop. He'll probably have to wait for Telkom to get their butt's into gear.

 

[ponder]

Buying repos is out the question, he'd rather use his Windows partition if he has to spend money. Just thought I'd help him out.

In that case let him use windows. If he does not have internet and not prepared to pay a minimal fee to cover the media then he must maar suffer.

 

[milomak]

used for debian. i imagine the same applies for ubuntu

 

[bubbatentoe]

I download from Stellenbosch University
http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/pub/mirrors/

speed's great too.
(long as you're connected that is (TIC))

 

[spiderz]

http://aptoncd.sourceforge.net/

Not sure if that's the one, but used something similar once to make a backup of the repo's of my netbook before reinstalling it.
These days i have a full local mirror on my server (apt-mirror)

 

[Sysem]

I download from Stellenbosch University
http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/pub/mirrors/

speed's great too.
(long as you're connected that is (TIC))

You didn't read my first post. He doesn't have internet acess yet, he's waiting for telkom.

 

[ponder]

He doesn't have internet acess yet, he's waiting for telkom.

The he's fooked using Ubuntu or Windows.

Only way is to buy the repos on DVD or go to a university and mirror them from TENET which will be fast http://ubuntu.mirror.ac.za/ubuntu/dists/

 

[Sysem]

The he's fooked using Ubuntu or Windows.

Only way is to buy the repos on DVD or go to a university and mirror them from TENET which will be fast http://ubuntu.mirror.ac.za/ubuntu/dists/

Well not for Windows. At least then he can take his portable HDD to someone with internet access and download his VLC, iTunes etc. There's no need for dependencies. But not a bad idea mirroring them from TENET from UCT. Will let him know.

 

[cpu.]

Is think there is a way to:

- Get updated repository list on connected PC. Copy and take this list to offline PC.
- Offline PC use this updated list to compare with current setup and print to file a list of required files.
- Take required file-list to connected PC and download it. Copy all files to external disk (USB/other).
- Make a packages.gz(?) file of the newly copied files, add USB/other path to sources.list and update the offline PC.

I read about it somewhere.