On Mi, 2010-09-08 at 11:52 -0700, Clint Byrum wrote: > Package: apt > Version: 0.8.3 > Severity: wishlist > > > Forwarding this Ubuntu wishlist bug report: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/134201 > > >From Lars Noodén: > > "Many sites have an HTTP+FTP proxy/cache already set up and running. If I > understand correctly would be possible to use Apt.conf to run requests > to Ubuntu's repositories through the proxy/cache. I would like the > examples document for apt.conf to include a sample configuration for > squid or some other common proxy/cache. (Note, this should not be > "apt-cacher", though it might be useful to mention "apt-cacher" in > *addition* to a regular proxy cache. However, since few sites have > apt-cacher in place, using an example of a regular proxy/cache is > needed.) > > When setting up, updating, patching or upgrading a large site, speed > would be increased several orders of magnitude by having a local cache. > This would also be good for the Internet as it would reduce unnecessary > congestion." > > I have confirmed that the examples in apt for 0.8.3 still do not contain > any examples for proxy setup. > It is documented in apt.conf(5) and examples are in /usr/share/doc/apt/examples/configure-index.gz - what more do you want?
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