Re: reusing deb files
Robert Storey writes:
> I'm wondering if there is a way that I can "reuse" deb files on another
> machine.
Package: apt-cacher
Priority: optional
Section: net
Installed-Size: 272
Maintainer: Eduard Bloch <blade@debian.org>
Architecture: all
Version: 1.0.12
Depends: perl, bzip2, libwww-perl
Suggests: libdb-sqlite3-perl
Filename: pool/main/a/apt-cacher/apt-cacher_1.0.12_all.deb
Size: 53246
MD5sum: f8cb89601603284bdf59acb9b6e946f0
Description: caching system for Debian package and source files
Apt-cacher performs caching of .deb and source packages which have been
downloaded by local users (aka package proxy). It is most useful for local
area networks with slow internet link.
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When a package is requested, the cache checks whether it already has the
expected version, in which case it sends the package to the user immediately.
If not, it downloads the package while streaming it to the user at the same
time. A local copy is then kept for use by other users.
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Apt-cacher has been optimized to get the best utilization from the network
connection and good response times and troughput even on slow low-memory
servers. Multiple ways of installation are possible: as a stand-alone HTTP
server, as a daemon executed by inetd or as a CGI program.
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The package includes utilities to import already downloaded packages from
local media into the cache (even using file links to save space), to clean the
cache removing obsolete package files and a HTML report generator.
Experimental features include a simple package checksum verification useful on
unstable networks and pre-fetching of packages, selecting the list based on
various criteria.
Tag: made-of::lang:perl, role::sw:server, suite::debian, use::proxying
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John Hasler
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