installing debian from local repositories

Hi,
..
I would like to:
..
1._ keep a local copy of debian's source and binary file repositories
(from the stable branch), in order to do my very private
tinkering/experiments offline,
..
2._ have all the files in a local directory structure (instead of
using the web based mirrors) I would like to link offline to this local
copy, with the options to:
..
2.1_ use the source files and compile them in a debianized way,
2.2_ use the local debian binaries files if I choose to, or
2.3_ install regular linux files in a semi-debianized way or the good
old "./configure; make; make install;" Linux/Unix way
..
and,
..
3._ keep my local copy in synch with the stable distribution
..
the thing is that the network installation takes way too long and,
when you are experimenting/learning, you find yourself repeating it
quite often
..
Basically I do not want to download anything from debian mirrors. I
want to be able to set up and customize a debian box, without even a
connection to the internet, say, keeping all the needed files in an
externally attached drive
..
I have read quite a bit of documentation, but I think it is not
primarily written with this need in mind
..
how do you do that?
..
thanks
lbrtchx

On 12/19/2006 01:04 AM, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> Hi,
> ..
> I would like to:
> ..
> 1._ keep a local copy of debian's source and binary file repositories
> (from the stable branch), in order to do my very private
> tinkering/experiments offline,
> ..
> 2._ have all the files in a local directory structure (instead of
> using the web based mirrors) I would like to link offline to this local
> copy, with the options to:
> ..
> 2.1_ use the source files and compile them in a debianized way,
> 2.2_ use the local debian binaries files if I choose to, or
> 2.3_ install regular linux files in a semi-debianized way or the good
> old "./configure; make; make install;" Linux/Unix way
> ..
> and,
> ..
> 3._ keep my local copy in synch with the stable distribution
> ..
> the thing is that the network installation takes way too long and,
> when you are experimenting/learning, you find yourself repeating it
> quite often
> ..
> Basically I do not want to download anything from debian mirrors. I
> want to be able to set up and customize a debian box, without even a
> connection to the internet, say, keeping all the needed files in an
> externally attached drive
> ..
> I have read quite a bit of documentation, but I think it is not
> primarily written with this need in mind
> ..
> how do you do that?
> ..
> thanks
> lbrtchx
>

Please try to avoid excessive crossposting. I set followups to
alt.os.linux.debian .

I would advise you to get the CDs or DVDs for Sarge. Or you could use
apt-proxy or debmirror.


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(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
....
> the thing is that the network installation takes way too long and,
> when you are experimenting/learning, you find yourself repeating it
> quite often
> .
> Basically I do not want to download anything from debian mirrors. I
> want to be able to set up and customize a debian box, without even a
> connection to the internet, say, keeping all the needed files in an
> externally attached drive
> .
> I have read quite a bit of documentation, but I think it is not
> primarily written with this need in mind
> .
> how do you do that?
> .
> thanks
> lbrtchx

I use a local webb server and debmirror to set up my own repository of
debian. It works well, and is realy fast.

But easiest is to use CD disks. Us bittorrent when downloading. It is
faster, helps unload servers and is a legitim use of the protocol :-)

Good luck