How To: Make Your Own Ubuntu Repository DVDs

[jocose]

Gutsy's current problem is that it cannot download the Gutsy repositories - just the Gutsy repositories.

This may be resolved shortly. Keep your eyes on the following page for news regarding libcompress-zlib-perl 2.005-1ubuntu0.2:

Unable to download packages using Gutsy debmirror
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...rl/+bug/136634

[jocose]

Good news for Gutsy users, libcompress-zlib-perl (2.005-1ubuntu0.2) is now available in the updates repository.

From the changelog for the .deb in the Gutsy Updates repo:

libcompress-zlib-perl (2.005-1ubuntu0.2) gutsy-updates; urgency=low

* No-change upload of the -proposed version to -updates. For some reason
gutsy-updates only got the source package copied. (LP: #136634)

-- Martin Pitt <martin.pitt@ubuntu.com> Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:21:52 +0100

libcompress-zlib-perl (2.005-1ubuntu0.1) gutsy-proposed; urgency=low

* Make debmirror work again instead of dropping the entire contents of pool/
and not downloading anything:
Add patch 02_restore-gzreadline-record-separator-behaviour.patch:
Hard-codes "\n" as record separator (do not mangle with the *global* $/,
but set it to "\n" locally) before calling $gz->getline for the
actual read. (LP: #136634)

-- Cesare Tirabassi <norsetto@ubuntu.com> Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:55:50 +0100

Update libcompress-zlib-perl now and give this How-To a try and post your results.

[jocose]

May I suggest an additional tip for this page/post:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...4&postcount=49

@BobSongs:

Should the download stop unexpectedly, simply re-run the same command.

Yes, this works, but in the debmirror man page I found something better:

--timeout=seconds -t
Specifies the timeout to use for network operations (either FTP or rsync). Set this to a higher value if you experience failed down‐loads. Defaults to 300 seconds.

[BobSongs]

Yay! Thanks, jocose. I'll make mention of it on the first page. I'll post a link directly to your posts!

Many thanks, merci beaucoup!

I'm glad to hear this issue's been resolved.

I appreciate being kept up to date. Seems this humble lil' tutorial gets a fair number of viewings.

[BobSongs]

May I suggest an additional tip for this page/post:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...4&postcount=49

@BobSongs:


Yes, this works, but in the debmirror man page I found something better:

lol

Excellent! You see? It's posts exactly like yours that make a tutorial like this one worth trying and maintaining.

I'll make mention of it and post your name as the submitter of a better approach.

Thanks again, jocose!

[BobSongs]

I have found an ftp site to download the ISOs for Dapper, but they are located at ftp://ftp.leg.uct.ac.za/pub/linux/ub...-packages-dvd/ and are only downloading at 29kb/s on my ultra fast university connection.
Anyone know if there is a European location where I can download repository ISOs?

(Reason for asking: I can usually download 1Mb/s at work, but only via XP. Broadband is sadly not currently an option at home.)

Forgive the long delay.

Yes. This is the only site of its kind I know of that offers pre-made ISOs for downloading. I appreciate the slowness of teh connection, but patience is indeed the order of the day when someone offers a free service.

Forgive the delay: I didn't see your post at all. I know you've gotten your ISOs by now. *blush*

[k3lt01]

Sorry again to be a pain in the proverbial but I wondered what would the commands be to add UbuntuStudio to the Repositories. I currently only have an internet connection on my laptop and want to add UbuntuStudio to my desktop so the only way I can think of to do that is by downloading the repo (if indeed there is one available) and to install it by cd.

[k3lt01]

I just tried to do the canonical repo without success. Here is my output.

michael@michael-laptop:~$ debmirror --nosource -m --passive --host=archive.canonical.com --root=ubuntu/ --method=http --progress --dist=gutsy-commercial --section=main --arch=i386 CanonicalRepos/ --ignore-release-gpg
Mirroring to CanonicalRepos/ from http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu//
Arches: i386
Dists: gutsy-commercial
Sections: main
Passive mode on.
Checking md5sums.
Will clean up AFTER mirroring.
Pdiff mode: use.
Attempting to get lock, this might take 2 minutes before it fails.

Get Release files.
[0%] Getting: dists/gutsy-commercial/Release... dists/gutsy-commercial/Release failed 404 Not Found
dists/gutsy-commercial/Release failed md5sum check, removing
[0%] Getting: dists/gutsy-commercial/Release.gpg... dists/gutsy-commercial/Release.gpg failed 404 Not Found
dists/gutsy-commercial/Release.gpg failed md5sum check, removing
Errors:
Failed to download some Release or Release.gpg files!
WARNING: releasing 1 pending lock...
 Download of dists/gutsy-commercial/Release failed: 404 Not Found Download of dists/gutsy-commercial/Release.gpg failed: 404 Not Foundmichael@michael-laptop:~$ 
michael@michael-laptop:~$

Anyone have any ideas what's wrong? The PLF repo downloaded with a problem.

[BobSongs]

I just tried to do the canonical repo without success...

<snip>

Anyone have any ideas what's wrong? The PLF repo downloaded with a problem.

Well, I'm not sure if the repositories are down at the moment, k3lt01. But I'll have a look. I've got some free time. Let's see what I can find.

Bob

[smartboyathome]

By the way, for faster downloading times from repositories, you can use the Software Sources tool in System > Administration (it is also able to be reached from synaptic, by going to Settings > Repositories. Click the Download from dropdown menu and select other, then click the Select Best Server button in the window that comes up.