APT proxy

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What is it?

Proxy server for Debian / Ubuntu packages.

Why

Saves these packages locally and serves them to APT clients, as during upgrades and such, in order to conserve upstream bandwidth.

Where

FCS Location will vary.

How

Discussion

We're spoiled for choice:

  1. apt-cacher -- The ng should have more features
  2. apt-cacher-ng -- This requires client configuration.
  3. squid as a transparent proxy
AaronPeterson (talk) 13:38, 3 October 2014 (PDT) If this doesn't require reconfiguring the built machines I'd advocate for this solution.
  1. squid-deb-proxy This also requires installing something on clients that may make them not work. when they are out in the field.
  2. debtorrent (yeah, right) -- exactly