[Gllug] shared debian cache dir

[Rich Walker]

Vincent AE Scott <gllug at codex.net> writes:

> I'm getting to like this thing you call debian to such an extent that i
> have more than one instance of it running now.  but, how can i share one
> copy of /var/cache/apt/archives amongst many installations?  i really
> dont want to have to download the same thing multiple times, and i dont
> want to mirror all of debian.
> 
> i've tried sharing the directory via http/ftp but that fails, as there's
> no associated Package info.
> 
> i'm sure this must be a common problem, but my googling incantation
> failed miserably.  can a debian user point me in the correct direction?

apt-proxy. Used to be a bit weird, but now it's great. Put the proxy on
or near your firewall, and point everything else at it. It's really nice
for getting 800kB/s download speeds...

cheers, Rich.


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