Announcing the Ubuntu 5.10 release [UA]

[John]

Michael Shigorin wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 14, 2005 at 08:20:59AM +0800, John wrote:
> 
>>Configuring Apache as a caching proxy can be useful; may be
>>slow for particular files the first time they're used and when
>>they're changed, but quick from then on, and you only cache
>>what people actually use - eg not most of Universe.
> 
> 
> Oh, there's apt-proxy for that.  Someone even did try to play
> these games but it just didn't hold up for Debian over here,
> so a mirror was introduced.

I did try apt-proxy, but then the next version was incompatible with 
what I wanted.

Mostly, I find Squid caches well enough, but Apache allows one to set up 
a virtual host that looks just like a real host.

I have used Apache to cache RH distros a couple of times and it's a real 
  champ.
> 
> But then, Debian is quite popular in Ukraine. :)
> 

which doesn't mean that they want to cache all 13,000 or so packages in 
Sarge plus the volatility of sid.