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Derechef

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Registered: 2010-07-02

Posts: 13

Set the package list to a specific date

I would like to use Archlinux on virtual machines with an install script that install some packages.
I would like to do a pacman -Syu in the install script but then the virtual machines will have different versions of the packages depending on the installation date.
Is there a way to do something like : pacman -Syu <date> where the package list is synced as if I had done pacman -Syu on <date> ?

If such a command does not exist, is there another simple way to do a script that install a list of packages with specific versions ?

tomk

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Registered: 2004-07-21

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Re: Set the package list to a specific date

Not a simple way, no. Why not just install all your vms, and then run -Syu in all of them? That will bring them all up to date.

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

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Re: Set the package list to a specific date

Would ARM help: http://arm.konnichi.com/2012/08/01/ ?

Derechef

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Registered: 2010-07-02

Posts: 13

Re: Set the package list to a specific date

Would ARM help: http://arm.konnichi.com/2012/08/01/ ?

Is it a daily snapshot of the official repository ? If so, that would be perfect

Custom local repository seems to be another solution.

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

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Re: Set the package list to a specific date

Yes, ARM is a mirror that keeps old packages.
You may want to keep the packages locally in a custom local repo in case ARM goes off-line without a warning.

Custom local repo is mainly for packages that are not in official repos or you want them compiled in a different way. For the stock ones, I think ARM is enough.

Derechef

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Registered: 2010-07-02

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Re: Set the package list to a specific date

Ok, thank you !