CREATING A LOCAL MIRROR OF SLACKWARE64-CURRENT
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Overview:
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This document describes how to download and maintain a local Slackware
mirror using AlienBob’s mirror script. It also explains how to use the
mirror directly with slackpkg through a local directory. If you want to
share the mirror across an internal network, refer to the three
server-specific documents listed at the end.

1. Download and Prepare the Mirror Script
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Download AlienBob's mirror script and make it executable:

    cd /usr/local/bin
    wget https://slackware.nl/people/alien/tools/mirror-slackware-current.sh
    chmod +x mirror-slackware-current.sh

2. Update Mirror Script Parameters
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Edit the script to define the maintainer and set the root directory:

    vim /usr/local/bin/mirror-slackware-current.sh

Modify the following lines:

    BUILDER=${BUILDER:-"r1w1s1 <r1w1s1@xxx.com>"}
    SLACKROOTDIR=${SLACKROOTDIR:-"/home/$USER/slackware-mirrors/slackware"}

3. Create Directory for the Mirror
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Create the directory structure defined in SLACKROOTDIR:

    mkdir -p /home/$USER/slackware-mirrors/slackware

4. Run the Mirror Script
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Run the script to sync the mirror (requires ~18GB of disk space):

    /usr/local/bin/mirror-slackware-current.sh

This may take some time depending on your connection.

5. Using the Local Mirror with slackpkg (Directory Mode)
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Slackpkg supports reading a mirror directly from your filesystem without
running a web server. This is useful when the mirror is intended for
local use on the same machine.

Edit the slackpkg mirrors file:

    vim /etc/slackpkg/mirrors

Add the following line:

    file:///home/$USER/slackware-mirrors/slackware64-current/

(Remember to uncomment it by removing any leading “#”.)

This method does not require any web server and is fully offline.

6. Updating the Mirror
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To update your mirror periodically, simply rerun:

    /usr/local/bin/mirror-slackware-current.sh

You may also schedule updates using cron if desired.

Conclusion
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This document covers how to create and maintain a Slackware mirror and
how to use it locally through a directory with slackpkg. If you want to
share your mirror across your internal network using HTTP, see:

- Slackware_Serve_Local_Mirror_with_Apache.txt
- Slackware_Serve_Local_Mirror_with_Darkhttpd.txt
- Slackware_Serve_Local_Mirror_with_Static_Web_Server.txt

These documents explain how to serve the mirror and configure slackpkg
using a LAN-accessible URL.


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Last Modified: 2026-01-03 00:00:00 UTC