[arch-general] 'Local mirror' page was removed from wiki

Matthew Gyurgyik pyther at pyther.net
Mon Sep 20 20:31:21 EDT 2010


  On 09/19/2010 08:02 PM, fons at kokkinizita.net wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 03:22:27PM -0400, Matthew Gyurgyik wrote:
>
>> I have updated the wiki to include some basic information on setting
>> up a local mirror. I believe it provides enough information to help
>> someone set up local mirror while still holding them accountable for
>> a certain amount of knowledge.
>>
>> Please take a look at it and improve it where you see fit. Since I
>> have no need for a local mirror I might be over looking something.
>>
>> http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Local_Mirror
> Thanks.
>
> I know how to use rsync, set up a server (not even needed in
> my case) etc. The interesting info is what should be excluded.
>
> It may be a good idea to provide a full repo / top level directory
> list for a tier-1 mirror (or a link to it if already available on
> the wiki) so users can create a complete --exclude-from list from
> the start instead of incrementally adding to it when they discover
> they are downloading things they don't need. I know you can use
> rsync to get such a listing, but still.
>
> Ciao,
>
I added this pointer: Take look at the top level directory of the mirror 
that you choose and *make sure* to exclude anything you do no not need

The example for /path/to/exclude.txt includes uncommon/unneeded top 
level dirs (iso, staging, kde/gnome-unstable, etc...)


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