Updating Application from Local Mirror Repository (Part 2 of Updating Ubuntu from Local Mirror)

After doing additional of local mirror repository, we can check any updates that available.
For Example, I was trying to update Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3 to 3.0.4 version. Here are the step by step instructions :


1. Go to System/Adminstration/Update Manager.

or simply by clicking red arrow with exclamation mark ( ! ). You can see how many updates available if you placed the pointer on the arrow.

2. The Update manager window will be opened and showing all updates available.

Since we only update the firefox 3.0, right click on update list, and pick "Uncheck All".

3. Pick Firefox 3.0 related packages to update the Mozilla Firefox application. Then click "Install Updates" button. You will prompted for admin password to go through.

4. Just wait the update process to be completed. Then, close Update Manager window.

5. Restart firefox to see the update change.

Add Local Mirror to Repository (Part 1 of Updating Ubuntu from Local Mirror)

Getting update for ubuntu is quite really easy, as long as you are connected to the Internet. It would be so much easier if you able to utilise the benefit of local mirror repository nearby, because of it's fast and convenient speed of data download. So, here's the step by step of getting Ubuntu update from the local repository:

1. Go to System/Administration/Software Sources. You will be prompted with admin password to login.

2. In Software Sources window, make sure to activate source code option. Then change the server to the nearest one to your location.

In my case, I choose http://ubuntu.indika.net.id. Click "Choose Server" to go through.

3. Now, it's time to add another local repository mirror. Prepare the mirror list, and add it by highlighting each line, right click it, and choose "copy" option.

4. Go to Third Party Software Tab. Click "Add" button.

Then paste the line that has been copied before. do it exactly the same for another line.

After all mirror addresses are completely added, click the "Close" button.

You will see a window afterward, click "Reload" button

Soon you will see the mirror scanning in progress. You can see the download speed reaching approximately 90 Kbps because of the local mirror location factor. When it's finished, it mean that you have successfully adding local mirror to repository.

The second part of this how-to is a how-to get an update of an ubuntu application from local mirror repository.