You're probably looking at apt-cacher or apt-cacher-ng A google of caching debian install packages will net you something. The other filthy dirty way to do this is to set up rsync machine to put contents of /var/cache/archive onto other boxes however apt-cacher-ng is nicer. Regards, Kerry. On 8/11/2011 4:08 PM, Gregory Nowak wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi all. > > I'm looking for recommendations on a simple http/ftp proxy. The only > thing I want it for at the moment is to cache packages when I upgrade > my debian boxes, so that I don't need to download the same updates > over again when updating a different machine. > > This would be running on a machine not accessible from the outside > (over IPv4 anyway), so user authentication isn't something I really > need here. It would be nice if the proxy supports IPv6, but if it > doesn't, I guess I could live with that. I've had a look at squid, but > it seems overkill for what I want. Any suggestions would be > appreciated. Thanks in advance. > > Greg > > > - -- > web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org > gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc > skype: gregn1 > (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) > > - -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager at EU.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAk6445QACgkQ7s9z/XlyUyDCZwCgy7eXRnPwUWauXMMp6WvRjuhj > 9VAAoMsAb8iK28nlp9b9X7rEtoJOX53h > =pjUi > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup