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Package: approx (2.8.0)

caching proxy server for Debian archive files

Approx is an HTTP-based Debian archive server. It fetches packages from remote repositories on demand, and caches them for local use.

Approx saves time and network bandwidth if you need to install or upgrade Debian software for a number of machines on a local network. Each package is downloaded from a remote site only once, regardless of how many local clients install it. The approx cache typically requires a few gigabytes of disk space.

Approx also simplifies the administration of client machines: repository locations need only be changed in approx's configuration file, not in every client's /etc/apt/sources.list file.

Approx can be used as a replacement for apt-proxy, with no need to modify clients' /etc/apt/sources.list files, or as an alternative to apt-cacher.

Approx is intended to be robust, simple, and efficient. It is written in OCaml (Objective Caml).

Tags: System Administration: Package Management, Implemented in: OCaml, User Interface: Daemon, Networking: Server, Network Protocol: HTTP, Role: Program, Application Suite: Debian, Purpose: Downloading, Proxying

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Download for all available architectures
Architecture Package Size Installed Size Files
alpha 890.6 kB2412 kB [list of files]
amd64 611.8 kB1856 kB [list of files]
arm 689.3 kB1676 kB [list of files]
hppa 150.0 kB520 kB [list of files]
i386 559.6 kB1560 kB [list of files]
ia64 1,220.2 kB3696 kB [list of files]
mips 148.7 kB576 kB [list of files]
mipsel 154.6 kB584 kB [list of files]
powerpc 686.4 kB1748 kB [list of files]
s390 156.6 kB532 kB [list of files]
sparc 700.4 kB1796 kB [list of files]