On 14:38 Fri 03 Oct , Celejar wrote: > On Fri, 3 Oct 2008 12:02:22 -0400 > > There are several apt proxies available: > > apt-cacher > apt-cacher-ng > apt-proxy > approx > > [I use approx; various readers of this list have their own preferences.] > > Set up one of them on A, configure B-D's sources file appropriately, > and your ssh procedure should work.
thank you. I am familiar with apt-cacher, but not with approx which I can try. However, I think that does not solve my problem. For instance what if the A computer is running etch and B-D are running sid? How can I get B-D to get software that has not been installed on A? Is there some smart way to set up a direct tunnel through A and tell apt-get to go through the tunnel itself, instead of using these caching methods which better serve other purposes. (For instance since B-D run sid, I can cache on one of them for the others. what software-backbone/port is apt-get using to get the software? Are you familiar with setting up tunnels like ssh -ND 8080 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ? Mitchell > > > thanks, > > mitchell > > Celejar > -- > mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email > ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]