On 21 Dec 2001 11:16:49PM +0800, Horatio B. Bogbindero ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) said:
> >> definitely love apt-get. however..first, debian is a humongous waste > >> of bandwidth and resources. i unendlessly complain about synchronizing > >> with external (US-based) debian mirrors and wasting precious IPL. We're playing nice now! I haven't done a massize upgrade in ages. =) See? Better than me downloading movies, you think? > this i would rather do than have each debian user in the university. > currently, there are only two but i feel that this could grow and mirroring Shhhhhhh. You can get Justin to shift back to Redhat or Mandrake if you want. ;) > i wanted something communal. apt-proxy seems to be the answer to my > debian woes but.... sacha has not figured out how to get it working yet. I _have_ figured out how to get it working. ... Just not on a Redhat system, which Eliazo is currently. ;) I could nominate my laptop as an apt-proxy, but I'm not on all the time. <laugh> > package and then later somebody else downloads the same package it just > gets the package from a cache. this way i save bandwidth (or more like export http_proxy="http://proxy.admu.edu.ph:3128"; Or you can specify a proxy in the conf; it uses wget to fetch, anyway, so you can specify a proxy anywhere down the line. > like i mentioned above. it is not about me downloading it is about somebody > inside the ateneo downloading. i would like things to be cached as much > as possible. apt-proxy seems to be the closest thing. <innocent grin> Sacha Chua Sidgeek -- Sacha Chua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 3 BS CS geek =) Ateneo Cervini-Eliazo Networks (ACENT) tel: 63(2) 426-6001 loc 5925 BOFH excuse #130: new management _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
