Create your local Arch Linux repository

If you are part of the users who normally have a good Internet connection and update directly from the repositories of Arch LinuxThis article is not for you, but for those who have limitations in terms of bandwidth.

As an example I put my case. The Internet connection during working hours is much slower than at night (when everyone sleeps) of course. What I do is go to El Palacio Central de Computing, where there is better bandwidth and several repositories are updated, and I copy Arch's mirror.

In this way, I only have to update the packages that are coming in little by little at night, which is much better than dropping 45GB all at once. but of course, how do I update?

Well, basically there are two very easy ways to do it, both posted on the Wiki de Arch Linux.

Using Rsync

If we have domain of Rsync, we can create our own script that includes or excludes certain packages when copying a mirror of Arch Linux. If you want it easier, you just have to use this script:

#! / bin / bash ########################################### ################################################## ### ### It is generally frowned upon to create a local mirror due to the bandwidth that is required. ### One of the alternatives will likely fulfill your needs. ### REMEMBER: ### * Bandwidth is not free for the mirrors. They must pay for all the data they serve you ### => This still applies although you pay your ISP ### => There are many packages that will be downloaded that you will likely never use ### => Mirror operators will much prefer you to download only the packages you need ### * Really please look at the alternatives on this page: ### https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?title=Local_Mirror ### If you are ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that a local mirror is the only sensible solution, then this ### script will get you on your way to creating it. ################################################## ############################################### # Configuration SOURCE = 'rsync: //mirror.example.com/archlinux' DEST = '/ home / user / archlinux' BW_LIMIT = '500' REPOS = 'core extra' RSYNC_OPTS = "- rtlHq --delete-after --delay-updates --copy-links --safe-links --max-delete = 1000 --bwlimit = $ {BW_LIMIT} --delete-excluded --exclude =. * --log-file = / home / user / archlinux / archlinux .log "LCK_FLE = '/ var / run / repo-sync.lck' # Make sure only 1 instance runs if [-e" $ LCK_FLE "]; then OTHER_PID = `/ bin / cat $ LCK_FLE` echo" Another instance already running: $ OTHER_PID "exit 1 fi echo $$>" $ LCK_FLE "for REPO in $ REPOS; do echo "Syncing $ REPO" / usr / bin / rsync $ RSYNC_OPTS $ {SOURCE} / $ {REPO} $ {DEST} done # Cleanup / bin / rm -f "$ LCK_FLE" exit 0

Here the only thing we have to modify are the variables:

SOURCE = 'rsync: //mirror.example.com/archlinux' DEST = '/ home / user / archlinux'

Well, we have to put from which mirror we want to connect and in which folder it is going to be copied.

Using LFTP

If we can't use Rsync, either because the HP of our ISP Administrator has it blocked, or for another reason, there is always the second option, in this case ftp.

On the Arch Wiki we have this script:

#! / usr / bin / lftp -f lcd / local / path / to / your / mirror open ftp.archlinux.org (or whatever your favorite mirror is) # Use 'cd' to change into the proper directory on the mirror, if necessary. mirror -cve -x '. * i686. *' core & mirror -cve -x '. * i686. *' extra & mirror -cve -x '. * i686. *' community & mirror -cve -x '. * i686. * 'multilib & lcd pool cd pool mirror -cve -x'. * i686. * 'community & mirror -cve -x'. * i686. * 'packages &

Although particularly when I use LFTP, I have another variant. What I do is put the following in a .txt file:

lftp -e "mirror --delete --only-newer / archlinux / extra / os / x86_64 / / home / user / archlinux / extra / os / x86_64 /" http://mirror.us.leaseweb.net/ lftp - e "mirror --delete --only-newer / archlinux / community / os / x86_64 / / home / user / archlinux / community / os / x86_64 /" http://mirror.us.leaseweb.net/ lftp -e " mirror --delete --only-newer / archlinux / multilib-staging / os / x86_64 / / home / user / archlinux / multilib-staging / os / x86_64 / "http://mirror.us.leaseweb.net/ lftp - e "mirror --delete --only-newer / archlinux / core / os / x86_64 / / home / user / archlinux / core / os / x86_64 /" http://mirror.us.leaseweb.net/ lftp -e " mirror --delete --only-newer / archlinux / extra / os / i686 / / home / user / archlinux / extra / os / i686 / "http://mirror.us.leaseweb.net/ lftp -e" mirror - -delete --only-newer / archlinux / community / os / i686 / / home / user / archlinux / community / os / i686 / "http://mirror.us.leaseweb.net/ lftp -e" mirror --delete --only-newer / archlinux / multilib-staging / os / i686 / / home / user / archlinux / multilib-staging / os / i686 / "http: // mirro r.us.leaseweb.net/ lftp -e "mirror --delete --only-newer / archlinux / core / os / i686 / / home / user / archlinux / core / os / i686 /" http: // mirror. us.leaseweb.net/

And I run:

lftp -f /ruta/archivo.txt

And this is how I update my local repositories ...