Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Reproducible Installation Lists?
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2022 16:36:11
Message-Id: 5544613.DvuYhMxLoT@wstn
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Reproducible Installation Lists? by Michael
1 On Saturday, 26 February 2022 12:10:49 GMT Michael wrote:
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3 > This is the page which explains how to build binary packages on one host and
4 > then install them on other PCs, without having to re-complile/rebuild them
5 > from source:
6 >
7 > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Binary_package_guide
8 >
9 > It saves a lot of time, especially if you want to update slower machines.
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11 I've been using this method, or something very like it, for 10 years or more.
12 My workstation does all the compiling of packages, with the client box's
13 portage directory exported to it over NFS. Then the client has only to unzip
14 the package and install the files. Well, of course it has to run all its
15 dependency calculations first, but provided that I keep the systems in step
16 that's all it has to do.
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18 Feel free to ask about any wrinkles you'd like help with.
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20 --
21 Regards,
22 Peter.