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Package: approx (2.05bpo1) [backports]

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).

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Architecture Package Size Installed Size Files
alpha 801.2 kB2228 kB [list of files]
amd64 553.9 kB1740 kB [list of files]
hppa 687.2 kB1668 kB [list of files]
i386 503.2 kB1369 kB [list of files]
ia64 1,103.1 kB3416 kB [list of files]
mips 121.5 kB532 kB [list of files]
mipsel 120.3 kB468 kB [list of files]
powerpc 628.0 kB1636 kB [list of files]
s390 128.6 kB472 kB [list of files]
sparc 634.6 kB1660 kB [list of files]