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Hi John,
On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 01:01:12PM +0100, john lewis wrote:
> On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:24:25 +0100
> Alan Pope <alan@???> wrote:
> > Why apt-cacher? Bitfolk provide an apt-cache already.
>
> /etc/apt/sources.list does include settings that make use of the
> bitfolk cache but I got an error message when trying to do an aptitude
> update/safe-upgrade to the effect I didn't have permission to use the
> cache
My configuration mistake. I've fixed it now. Sorry about that.
> I haven't previously used apt-cacher but if it does what it says
> on the tin then it makes sense to save on 'download bandwidth'. Not
> that I anticipate exceeding the allowance once I have everything set
> up.
There may be some misunderstanding - apt-cacher is just a sort of
proxy for apt repositories. You don't need to install anything
yourself to take advantage of it, you just point your
/etc/apt/sources.list at it.
Cheers,
Andy
