syncing software sources across several computers

**farrinux** · January 24th, 2012

I have several computers setup with 11.10 on them and would like to have the same software sources on all. I have one main computer setup with the sources I like. Is there an easy way of getting the same sources on the other boxes without manually doing everyone. Is there a file I can copy from my main comp and move it to the others?

Thanks in advance.

**Paqman** · January 24th, 2012

The file you want is /etc/apt/sources.list

**farrinux** · January 24th, 2012

Originally Posted by Paqman

The file you want is /etc/apt/sources.list

Paqman:
Just so I know the process, I would copy that file and then on the other comps open terminal and sudo to root and replace the file on each computer and then do an apt-get update. Would this be correct?

**Paqman** · January 24th, 2012

Spot on.

**Cheesemill** · January 24th, 2012

If there are any files in the /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ directory you need to copy these as well.

**philinux** · January 24th, 2012

Originally Posted by farrinux

I have several computers setup with 11.10 on them and would like to have the same software sources on all. I have one main computer setup with the sources I like. Is there an easy way of getting the same sources on the other boxes without manually doing everyone. Is there a file I can copy from my main comp and move it to the others?

Thanks in advance.

You also might be interested in apt cacher.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Apt-Cacher-Server

http://linuxexpresso.wordpress.com/2...-ng-on-ubuntu/

**mosaic2s** · March 3rd, 2012

i will try this.

since every 14 days, I end up updating systems 8 times over and downloading some 100mb 8 times over. With 12.04 coming in, I am excited at using 64bit OS that will make use of 4gb RAM in the comp.