Thanks GuysThis is really helpful... I will do some more research! :) <div class="gmail_quote">2008/12/1 Hilton Gibson <<a href="mailto:hgibson@sun.ac.za">hgibson@sun.ac.za</a>> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class="Ih2E3d">Louis van der Merwe wrote: > 2008/12/1 Alex Faure <<a href="mailto:alex.faure@gmail.com">alex.faure@gmail.com</a>> > >> I have 3 computers I am setting up with Ubuntu. >> >> Is there a simple way to ensure that I only update files (and download new >> programs) once? >> >> Obviously I am trying to create a server based update process - but I >> cannot see an easy way to do this. >> >> Please excuse my ignorance - I am one month into exploring Ubuntu/Kubuntu >> and am slowly converting all my computers to Ubuntu - Good Bye MS! >> >> I am also trying to understand Wine - since my son is terrified of loosing >> access to his favourite MS games. >> >> Thanks >> >> >> Alex Faure` >> > > > Hi Alex, > > The best way to do this would be to create your own apt repository on one of > your machines / servers. So that server will update itself from the ubuntu > apt repository, and your other machines will update from that one. </div>Hi Alex Have a look at this page: <a href="http://www.ubuntu.sun.ac.za/wiki/index.php/MakeLocalMirror" target="_blank">http://www.ubuntu.sun.ac.za/wiki/index.php/MakeLocalMirror</a> If you manage to get it right then all you need to do is update your server every couple of weeks. If a group of you get together you could "share" an entire repo. <div class="Ih2E3d"> > > I've never done this on ubuntu, but I have on fedora using yum. It wasn't > that complicated. If you google, you'll fine some useful blogs and howto's. > > Wine is pretty good, but you're probably going to have to dual boot windows > to be able to play most games. unfortunately. > > regards > > Louis > > </div><div><div class="Wj3C7c">-- ubuntu-za mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za</a> </div></div></blockquote></div> -- Alex Faure` Carpe Diem Productions