9 Configure Your Client Computers To Use The Local Mirror

Now that our local mirror is ready to be used, all we have to do is tell our Debian Sarge and Ubuntu Edgy Eft systems in our local network to use it.

9.1 Debian Sarge

On Debian Sarge systems, you can replace the main contrib non-free repository in /etc/apt/sources.list like this:

vi /etc/apt/sources.list

[...]
deb http://192.168.0.100/debian sarge main contrib non-free
[...]

Instead of sarge you could also use stable:

[...]
deb http://192.168.0.100/debian stable main contrib non-free
[...]

Afterwards, run

apt-get update

9.2 Ubuntu Edgy Eft

On Ubuntu Edgy Eft systems, you can replace the main restricted universe repository in /etc/apt/sources.list like this:

vi /etc/apt/sources.list

[...]
deb http://192.168.0.100/ubuntu/ edgy main restricted universe
[...]

Afterwards, run

apt-get update

9.3 Fresh Installation

If you install a fresh Debian Sarge or Ubuntu Edgy Eft system, specify your local mirror like this when the installer asks you which repository you'd like to use:

Afterwards the installer will use your local mirror to install the system:

10 Links

• apt-mirror: http://apt-mirror.sourceforge.net
• Debian: http://www.debian.org
• Ubuntu: http://www.ubuntu.com