configuring local repository

[manit123]

hi , I have downloaded the entire repository from http://tinycorelinux.net/5.x/x86/tcz/ in folder /repo
How can I set local folder as repository ?

[Lee]

You're really not supposed to do that as it takes a while and eats up a largish amount of server bandwidth  But having done so, the simplest way would be to just drop the whole mess into your /etc/sysconfig/tcedir/optional/ drectory... Though I'd think twice before adding everything to onboot.lst.   

[manit123]

4191 tcz files in all stored in my hard disk.
sum of all files found using command

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\ls -l *tcz > /cygdrive/d/calculate-size-of-all-tcz.txt
cat /cygdrive/d/calculate-size-of-all-tcz.txt | awk 'BEGIN{sum=0};{ sum=sum+$5};END{print sum}'
is
9073320469 , 8.4GB (unit conversion via http://www.matisse.net/bitcalc/)
I digressed.
Question)Can I place a link of repo-folder inside /etc/sysconfig/tcedir/optional/ OR I have to create link to each file ?

[Rich]

Hi manit123

hi , I have downloaded the entire repository from http://tinycorelinux.net/5.x/x86/tcz/ ...

4191 tcz files in all stored in my hard disk.

I show TC5.x has 1601 extensions available and TC4.x has 4260.

Question)Can I place a link of repo-folder inside /etc/sysconfig/tcedir/optional/ OR I have to create link to each file ?

I'm not certain, but I think you may need to use the  tce=  boot code to point to your repo so your extensions are found
while booting.

[beroje]

OR I have to create link to each file ?

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In version 5.0.2, Yes

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En la versión 5.0.2, Sí

[manit123]

I have used debian based distros like ubuntu etc.
In them , I used to create packages.gz using dpkg-scan-packages then add the packages.gz folder to /etc/apt/sources.list
before installing i copied required debs to /var/cache/apt/archives . OS thinks that files have been downloaded earlier & installs them now.
I have seen info.lst being downloaded by tiny core before downloading & installing packages
is there any such provision in tiny core ?

[curaga]

As already said, put them all in your optional folder. Then you can pick them using Apps onboot/ondemand maintenance, or temporarily via Load local.

[manit123]

creating link of all tcz & dep files worked.

It would have been great , if creating a link to tcz containing folder had sufficed