[Techtalk] keeping packages in sync
Little Girl
littlergirl at gmail.com
Thu Feb 18 18:22:10 UTC 2010
Hey there,
Kay Nettle wrote:
> Those of you that support multiple machines, how do you keep your
> machines in sync?
I use Mirrordir:
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6564
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-duplicate-directory-using-mirrordir-command.html
http://linux.maruhn.com/sec/mirrordir.html
Lightning fast, powerful, yet with a simple command structure. I
trust it implicitly and have been using it for years. Last I heard
it's no longer being maintained, but it works just fine, so I intend
to use it until something in the operating system makes it obsolete.
(:
> I want to be able to install the updates on one machine, test if it
> breaks anything, then have all the desktops (~600) install the
> updates. Is anyone using pkgsync? Does anyone have any
> suggestions (other than rolling my own setup)?
You might want to create your own repository. I've got a page on how to do that here:
http://mostlylinux.wordpress.com/packagemanagement/createrepository/
Of particular interest would probably be the Network repository
section.
--
Little Girl
There is no spoon.
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