Re: Package cache

[Ben Finney <bignose+hates-spam@benfinney.id.au>]

Steve Greenland <steveg@moregruel.net> writes:

> On 20-Aug-07, 11:58 (CDT), paddy@panici.net wrote: 
> > On Sat, Aug 18, 2007 at 07:29:55PM +0200, Gonsolo wrote:
> > > Would it be feasible to add something like a package cache to
> > > Debian?
> > 
> > apt-proxy ?
> 
> No, that builds a local mirror of packages being used on a site, so
> that if you're maintaining several machines with similar package
> loads, most of your downloads are local.

So, in other words, it builds a package cache?

I don't see how your description amounts to a "no".

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