Answer by Ron

Ron — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:01:00 -0500

Ok.... so then what about doing an apt-cache server or using AptonCD?

If it MUST be over HTTP, this should work either naturally or you can tunnel through http if need be.

Ron — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:16:10 -0500

If you just need to create an ISO image from your local directory the easiest way to do this is by a following command:


mkisofs -o /my/new/iso/image.iso /path/to/your/files/

To see the content of your new ISO image, you can mount it to any directory within your local filesystem:



mount -t iso9660 /my/new/iso/image.iso /mnt/iso/ -o loop

Next we can try burn an ISO image with cdrecord. First retrieve and base name of your burning device with wodim:



wodim --devices

To burn an ISO image use a block device's base name retrieved earlier in combination with a location of your iso image:



wodim -eject -tao speed=0 dev=/dev/scd0 -v -data /my/new/iso/image.iso

To burn ISO image directly from FTP source: Note: High speed internet access is recommended



curl http://remote-ftp.rem/linux-distro-image.iso  | \

cdrecord -v speed=12 dev=/dev/scd1 fs=8  -data -

Furthermore, cdrecord does not have any problem with burning your local data on a remote machine over the encrypted ssh tunnel:



mkisofs -r /path/to/my/files |  \

ssh user@remote.machine "cdrecord -v speed=12 dev=/dev/scd1 fs=8  -data

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