paclan

README

Paclan is a tool to share archlinux packages between machines on a LAN. It is similar in functionalitis to Pacserve, but aims at simplicity.

Manual Installation

1. Install the go toolchain (see http://golang.org/doc/install)

2. Build:

   $ cd /path/to/paclan
   $ go build
   

3. Copy the files in relevant places:

   $ cp paclan /usr/bin
   $ cp paclan.conf /etc/pacman.d/
   $ cp paclan.service /usr/lib/systemd/system/
   

4. Add the relevant include line in the pacman config (/etc/pacman.conf) for each repo where you wish to share packages on the LAN:

   Include = /etc/pacman.d/paclan.conf
   

Automatic Installation

A PKGBUILD is provided. Use standard makepkg procedures (see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Makepkg) or install it directly from the AUR.

Running

Paclan isn't expected to be run manually, a systemd service file is provided. For more details, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd