Mirroring Ubuntu

[Karl Goetz]

Johann Spies wrote:
> I don't see a mailing list for ubuntu mirror-administrators so I am
> asking my question on the user-list.
> 
> I have a problem with the size of the ubuntu mirror and want to mirror
> the i386 and amd64 trees of ubuntu excluding the warty distribution.
> 
> The complex structure of ubuntu/debian archives makes this a non-trivial
> task using rsync.  So I have tried debmirror with the following
> configuration:
> 
> HOST=rsync.mirrorservice.org
> 
> DISTS="warty-security,warty-updates,hoary,hoary-backports,hoary-security,hoary-updates,breezy,breezy-backports,breezy-security,breezy-updates,dapper,dapper-security,dapper-updates"
i havent tried with this many dists (i have been doing 1 at a time).
just a note that dapper wont have -security or -updates yet.

> ARCHS="i386,amd64"
> SECTION="main,multiverse,restricted,universe"
> 
> MIRROR_ROOT=':archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/'
should that : be there? i dont have it on my mirror config script.

> LOCAL="/home/ftp/pub/mirrors/ubuntu.com"
> METHOD="rsync"
> OPTIONS="--getcontents --dry-run"
>
<snip>

> Now my questions:  Is there a way do mirror just hoary, breezy and dapper
> using rsync?  
> 
> Regards
> Johann 
kk

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