apt-cacher
apt-cacher is a CGI script which can be used by apt-get to request downloads of Debian packages (and release files) from the Net. Each downloaded file is cached into a directory, so subsequent requests for the same filename are filled from the cache. This is useful when you have multiple Debian installations to update, particularly if you are on the end of a slow Internet connection. apt-cacher is easy to install; you only need to have a local Web server on which you can place the CGI script and create a directory for the cache.
| Tags | Internet Web Installation/Setup Software Distribution Tools |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
| Operating Systems | POSIX Linux |
| Implementation | Perl |
Recent releases
- 06 Oct 2005 08:13
Changes: This version was included in Debian's "Sarge" release.
- 24 Jan 2002 18:51
Changes: This release will automatically ignore Packages.gz or Release files older than a user-configurable number of hours. setup.pl now creates necessary $cache_dir/tmp directory. The documentation has been improved and the code tidied.
- 29 Sep 2001 10:04
No changes have been submitted for this release.
