There is a package that provides a service like this it is called squid- deb-proxy-client.
Package: squid-deb-proxy-client Priority: extra Section: universe/net Installed-Size: 60 Maintainer: Michael Vogt <[email protected]> Architecture: all Source: squid-deb-proxy Version: 0.5.2 Depends: avahi-utils, apt (>= 0.7.25.3ubuntu1) Filename: pool/universe/s/squid-deb-proxy/squid-deb-proxy-client_0.5.2_all.deb Size: 3596 MD5sum: 2fb9ecdd480ab6ad6bcdc3081e33d7da SHA1: d10218f4c9f5ca2e73e5bb58a7c37d77fac116a7 SHA256: 3f0f2fe107fca0f6716c6171ab0e0887216132ee33cf48a515c1b668027facb1 Description: Automatic proxy discovery for apt based on avahi This package contains a helper for the apt http method to discover proxies that publish their service as _apt_proxy._tcp. . It was written to be installed on clients that should use squid-deb-proxy automatically, but it will work with any proxy that publishes the service as _apt_proxy._tcp. Homepage: https://launchpad.net/squid-deb-proxy Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Origin: Ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827627 Title: apt should be able to use an opportunistic cache/proxy To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/827627/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
