chortle
November 21st, 2013, 10:56 AM
I run Ubuntu under Virtual Box. I just installed Saucy Salamander (Ubuntu 13.10). As usual, I told Ubuntu to download updates while it installed.
When I get SS installed I can make a copy and use that updated copy for any further VMs which I want to make using Virtual Box. That will save me some time. But, each time there is an update each VM will want to download files.
Is anyone using a program *like* rsync to keep downloaded packages up to date within Ubuntu VMs? You save the downloaded packages into a shared directory on the host. The VM that happens to grab a download updates the shared folder. All others pick it up next time they run the sync process. If the sync process were run with user interaction that would avoid some problems with more than one VM simultaneously updating the shared folder.
Does Ubuntu check /var/cache/apt/archives before it goes and grabs an update from the web?
Has anyone done this?
When I get SS installed I can make a copy and use that updated copy for any further VMs which I want to make using Virtual Box. That will save me some time. But, each time there is an update each VM will want to download files.
Is anyone using a program *like* rsync to keep downloaded packages up to date within Ubuntu VMs? You save the downloaded packages into a shared directory on the host. The VM that happens to grab a download updates the shared folder. All others pick it up next time they run the sync process. If the sync process were run with user interaction that would avoid some problems with more than one VM simultaneously updating the shared folder.
Does Ubuntu check /var/cache/apt/archives before it goes and grabs an update from the web?
Has anyone done this?