HowTo Debian/Ubuntu with apt-proxy

[hoyanf]

It's works same manner with the favorite http-replicator, now not only we can serve localnets gentoo distfiles but we can do debian/ubuntu too and save those precious bandwidth...

Firstly we just need to unmask by keyword net-misc/apt-proxy

Then emerge net-misc/apt-proxy

Theres only two config files to edit :- Firstly /etc/apt-proxy/apt-proxy.conf then the /etc/xinet.d/apt-proxy

/etc/apt-proxy/apt-proxy.conf
APT_PROXY_CACHE=/var/cache/apt-proxy *** I use /var/www/localhost/htdocs/apt_cache

# Ubuntu
add_backend /ubuntu/ \
$APT_PROXY_CACHE/ubuntu/ \
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ \
http://my.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/

# Ubuntu - Security
add_backend /ubuntu-security/ \
$APT_PROXY_CACHE/ubuntu/ \
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/

# Debian - Main
add_backend /main/ \
$APT_PROXY_CACHE/debian/ \
ftp.us.debian.org::debian/ \
ftp.de.debian.org::debian/ \
ftp2.de.debian.org::debian/ \
ftp.uk.debian.org::debian/

# Debian - Non-US
add_backend /non-US/ \
$APT_PROXY_CACHE/non-US/ \
ftp.de.debian.org::debian-non-US/ \
ftp2.de.debian.org::debian-non-US/ \
ftp.uk.debian.org::debian/non-US/

# Debian - Security
add_backend /security/ \
$APT_PROXY_CACHE/security/ \
security.debian.org::debian-security/ \
non-us.debian.org::debian-security/

CLEANUP_DAYS=30

The rest i left it as default...

/etc/xinet.d/apt-proxy

service apt-proxy
{
type = UNLISTED
port = 9999
protocol = tcp
socket_type = stream
bind = 192.168.1.1 *** added this as i have aliases for my net device
only_from = 192.168.1.0/24 *** You can release to all if you wish or maintain in LAN-NET
wait = no
user = apt-proxy
server = /usr/sbin/apt-proxy
server_args = /var/log/apt-proxy.log
disable = no
}

You can add or remove required servers/connections as fit for your use...

Then give a try...

Feel free to comment or advise on better config's...
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