Hi Toni, On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 09:36:29AM -0500, Toni Harbaugh-Blackford wrote:
But out of interest, what makes the rsyncable repo a requirement to you?
I do a lot of work with clusters of machines that are headless and cdrom-less. Most of these boxes are on private networks, so the network installs go more quickly when done from a local repository. I also usually need items that are not included in the DVDs, so it is just easier to pull everything down and then I have all that I need.
Another reason I like to use a local repository has more to do with Factory than RC releases. I often encounter installation bugs during the early phases of a release that I need to reproduce for bugzilla. Since Factory moves quickly, using a local repository gives me time to redo installs without Factory changing underneath of me.
I see, yes, makes sense. Let me know if the above rsync URL doesn't work or if you need anything else. Thanks, Peter -- Contact: admin@opensuse.org (a.k.a. ftpadmin@suse.com) #opensuse-mirrors on freenode.net Info: http://en.opensuse.org/Mirror_Infrastructure SUSE LINUX Products GmbH Research & Development