On Mon, 9 Jan 2023 07:35:18 -0700 Charles Curley <charlescur...@charlescurley.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Jan 2023 07:18:53 -0500 > Roberto C. Sánchez <robe...@debian.org> wrote: > > > The best solution, IMHO, is to mirror using a tool that is aware of > > the specific structure of apt repositories. Personally, I have had > > excellent success with apt-cacher-ng, which functions much like a > > squid proxy. You configure apt-cacher-ng with the sources you like, > > then you configure the clients on your network with the same sources > > but tell them to use the apt-cacher-ng proxy. > > I second using apt-cacher-ng (acng). I've never configured acng itself, > just the clients, and that is simple and easily scripted. > > The only thing it doesn't do is cache https only repositories. Those are > few and far between, and the reason it doesn't is inherent in https, so > I doubt any similar program will cache them. There are ways for clients > to deal with that limitation. In my limited experience, HTTPS-only repositories are actually fairly common: I've had to enable, at one point or another, apt-cacher-ng workarounds (such as adding them to a PassThroughPattern) for a bunch of repositories, including those of WineHQ, Xpra, VScodium, and the Tor Project. -- Celejar
