[ddp] apt-cacher : caching proxy system for Debian package and source files

[daily-debian-package at enix.org]

Hello,

Today, I'm happy to present you the Debian package apt-cacher, which is
part of the net section, and maintained by Eduard Bloch
<blade at debian.org>. 

This package contains : caching proxy system for Debian package and
source files.

Apt-cacher performs caching of .deb and source packages which have been
downloaded by local users. It is most useful for local area networks with slow
internet uplink.

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.

Apt-cacher has been optimized for best utilization of network bandwith and
efficiency 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. The client machines are configured by changing APT's proxy
configuration or modification of access URLs in sources.list.

The package includes utilities to clean the cache (removing obsolete package
files), to generate usage reports and import existing package files.
Experimental features include a simple package checksum verification framework
and pre-fetching of new packages (upgrade candidates).

Apt-cacher can be used as a replacement for apt-proxy, with no need to modify
clients' /etc/apt/sources.list files (and even reusing its config and cached
data), or as an alternative to approx.


Package homepage     :
 http://packages.debian.org/unstable/net/apt-cacher

Package bug homepage :
 http://bugs.debian.org/apt-cacher

Package QA homepage  :
 http://packages.qa.debian.org/apt-cacher

Have fun with Debian packages !

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