Paul E Condon wrote: > I see in the aptitude package list three packages that are proxy > servers specifically designed to proxy the package files from a Debian > repository/mirror. There may be more than three. I didn't work very > hard at searching. The three that I found are, apt-proxy, apt-cacher, > and approx. > > They all have very similar descriptions. All the descriptions say that > their particular package is easy to set up and easy to use. Some say > they are easier than one of the other. Has anyone done comparisons of > these against each other? What are the points on which they actually > differ? Do the differences matter? And, are there any other proxy > servers for packages that I haven't found, and are worth while? > > TIA
I have been using approx for a couple of years to maintain unstable on six machines and testing on five others. I'm happy with it! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
