== Goal ==
To create a local mirror of the Ubuntu repositories for fast updating of lab


== Materials ==
 * Edubuntu server 
 * USB hard drive (160 gigs) plugged into server
 * Local network of Ubuntu,Kubuntu, Xubuntu, and Edubuntu machines

== Procedure ==

 0. {{{sudo apt-get install apt-mirror apache2}}} (make sure universe is enabled)
 0. Now edit {{{/etc/apt/mirror.list}}} to include the following lines: {{{
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security main restricted universe multiverse}}}
 0. Uncomment set base_path  and change its value to /media/disc/apt-mirror 
 0. Run apt-mirror(as root)
 0. Do a symlink from /media/disk/apt-mirror to /var/www/apt-mirror
 0. Edit the sources.list on networked machines to refer to server

== Debmirror Procedure ==
 0. {{{sudo apt-get install debmirror apache2}}}
 0. Run {{{/usr/bin/debmirror <location of mirror>  --nosource -v -m --passive  --host=mirrors.easynews.com --root=:mirrors/linux/ubuntu --method=rsync --progress --dist=feisty,feisty-security, --ignore-release-gpg  --section=main,restricted,universe,multiverse  --arch=i386,amd64}}} where <location of mirror> is the path where the mirror shall be located.
 0. Do a symlink from the location of the mirror  to /var/www/ubuntu
 0. Edit the sources.list on networked machines to refer to server