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[seth vidal]

> I run an update tool (let's say up2date) on machine 1,
> it figures out it needs to download a few headers,
> then downloads 50 Megabytes of RPMs, then install things.
> 
> I run the same update tool on machine 2, 
> it figures out it needs to download a few headers, 
> then downloads 50 Megabytes of RPMs, then install things.
> 
> => Replace all "download" in the second paragraph by
> look at machine 1 previously downloaded headers
> and RPMs and don't download anything from the net.
> 

install a squid proxy cache on machine 1.

> > Why not just rsync the repositories?
> 
> Where's the "easy GUI setup"?

Use gftp then and download the repositories.

there is a point where complex configurations SHOULD require the user to
learn how to do it on the command prompt.

-sv