[Spacewalk-list] Debian/Ubuntu spacewalk help - need assistance with setting up Debian/ubuntu channels/repos/client.

[Simon Lukasik]

On 08/16/2012 04:06 PM, Morgan Cox wrote:
>> Also where can I find the URL to add to the repos?
> 
> I mean when adding a repository in the spacewalk web gui - what URL
> should I add for (as an example) debian squeeze - i.e
> http://debian.org/debian/squeeze... etc
> 
> But your response kind of answers that - you don't.
> 
> So just to clarify...
> 
> Say I want debian squeeze - how can a setup the repo - I take it I
> cant just make a local mirror of the debian repo and keep the same
> structure  i.e
> 
> /debian/pool/main
> /debian/pool/non-free
> 

You can have a whatever structure you have. You just need a bit of
scripting, like

find $mycooldirectory/ -name '*.deb' \
  | xargs rhnpush -u admin --channel=$mycoolchannel
--server=$mycoolserver --


> i.e does it need all the packages in one directory - or can I point to
> to a file in
> 
> http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable-updates/Contents-amd64.gz
> and that contains the directory structure?
> 
> (sorry if this isn't making sense)
> 
> regards
> 
> 
> 
> On 16 August 2012 14:40, Simon Lukasik <slukasik at redhat.com> wrote:
>> On 08/16/2012 03:24 PM, Morgan Cox wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> Thanks for the response?
>>>
>>> - How do you sync an apt channel at present ?
>>
>> Actually, I do not have .deb based machines anymore.
>>
>> But, you can download the packages to a directory and then use the
>> rhnpush tool in order to upload them to the server.
>>
>>>
>>> - Also where can I find the URL to add to the repos?
>>
>> I am sorry, I can't understand this question.
>>
>>>
>>> - At present is spacewalk 1.7 capable of pushing updates to
>>> debian/ubuntu clients?
>>>
>>> >From what I have seen spacewalk looks amazing (for Centos servers at
>>> least) its going to make my live easier so thank you to all who
>>> contribute to this project.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>>
>>> On 16 August 2012 13:55, Simon Lukasik <slukasik at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>> On 08/16/2012 01:42 PM, Morgan Cox wrote:
>>>>> I tried ' /usr/bin/spacewalk-repo-sync --channel  debian6-x86-64  --type apt '
>>>>
>>>> This one still waits for implementation.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Simon Lukasik
>>>>
>>
>> --
>> Simon Lukasik
>>
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Simon Lukasik