How to create a Linux repository for the intranet/local machines?

1. Copy the whole repository of a particular linux distro(BOSS Gnu/linux, ubunutu) into a harddisk(external/internal), either by debmirror command or request/contact to the repository maintainers.
 1.1 Copy the repository using debmirror
   $debmirror -a -d -s --method= -h --root= --no-source --progress --ignore-release-gpg 
   switch a - architecture, d - distro etc..  Note: For more information read man pages of debmirror

ex: 
$debmirror -a i386 -d savir -s main,main/debian-installer --method=http -h packages.bosslinux.in --root=boss --no-source --progress --ignore-release-gpg /home/test/repository


2. install apache2 web server using
 $sudo apt-get install apache2

3. Either copy the whole content distro copy "/home/test/repository" to "/var//www" directory, or give a link to /home/test/repository in /var/www

4. find the ip address of the machine(where you do all the above procedures. i.e machine in which you keep the local/intranet repository/server) using
 $sudo ifconfig

5. add the following line as first entry in the  /etc/apt/sources.list file of all the linux machines that connected to the intranet as follows
 deb http:///boss savir main contrib non-free

6. Try apt-get update from the client machines if it updates fine, everything is fine.  Your local intranet repository is setup successfully.

Enable Quick search in synaptic manager

Some times the quick search in synaptic manager of debian derived linux distros disabled. So, how to enable it..

Step 1:
Check whether the apt-xapian-index package is installed or not using

#sudo dpkg -l | grep apt-xapian*

a) Installed already then follow step 2
b) If not installed already then install the package with following command

#sudo apt-get install apt-xapian-index

Step 2:
Now issue the following command
#sudo update-apt-xapian-index -vf

Step 3:
Now open/run the synaptic manager application.

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