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apt-proxy is a useful tool to stop you having to download [APT]s for every machine on your network. |
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The configuration is quite simple. Just install the apt-proxy package using apt-get and follow the prompts. On each client machine alter the file /etc/apt/sources.list to something like: |
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deb http://myserver:9999/debian stable main contrib non-free |
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deb http://myserver:9999/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free |
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deb http://myserver:9999/security stable/updates main contrib non-free |
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Then continue to use apt-get as you always have. |
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I would recommend editing the configuration file under =/etc/apt-proxy/= to add a nz server as first choice as it can be slow getting updates from the US at times. |
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If you have problems with this then there is also apt-cacher that you can use. |
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!Problem: apt-proxy stalls fetching headers |
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Your clients connect to the proxy fine but don't seem to get any data. They sit there forever waiting for headers: |
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# apt-get update |
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0% [Waiting for headers] |
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In your =/etc/apt-proxy/apt-proxy-v2.conf= file, try disabling HTTP pipelining. Uncomment the line if necessary and set the value to 1: |
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disable_pipelining=1 |
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It has been enabled by default since version 1.9.34 but still seems to be broken in the version currently in etch (1.9.35-0.3) |
