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| author | Paul Duncan <pabs@pablotron.org> | 2021-10-14 12:47:50 -0400 |
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| committer | Paul Duncan <pabs@pablotron.org> | 2021-10-14 12:47:50 -0400 |
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diff --git a/content/posts/2003-12-15-poor-man-s-debian-mirror.html b/content/posts/2003-12-15-poor-man-s-debian-mirror.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d58819c --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/2003-12-15-poor-man-s-debian-mirror.html @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +--- +date: "2003-12-15T12:07:09Z" +title: Poor Man's Debian Mirror +--- + +<p> +I'm not sure if I've posted this before, but if you <a href='http://www.debian.org/'>Debian</a> users drop this in root's crontab, you'll save a whole lot of download time: +</p> + +<pre> +# cache latest packages at 5am +1 5 * * * apt-get -q update && apt-get -qfmuy --download-only dist-upgrade +</pre> + +<p> +That'll cache the latest packages every morning. This isn't my idea, I stole it from <a href='http://www.linuxbrit.co.uk/'>Tom (giblet)</a>, and I have no idea who he stole it from. +</p> + |