Apt-Cacher-NG A caching HTTP download proxy for software packages
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A caching HTTP download proxy for software packages Apt-Cacher NG is a caching HTTP download proxy for software packages, primarily for Debian/Ubuntu clients.Apt-Cacher-NG is partially based on concepts of Apt-Cacher but is rewritten with a main focus on performance and low resource usage.The package reuses many ideas behind the other famous proxy, its predecessor apt-cacher 1.x (which has been written in Perl). In contrast to apt-cacher, other aspects have been declared as primary targets during the development of apt-cacher-ng:- lightweight implementation - allow the use on systems with low memory and processing resources- internal (native) threading - avoiding process fork'ing wherever possible, avoiding kludges for pseudo-thread synchronization, avoiding excessive use of hidden file system features for internal operations- real (effective) support of HTTP pipelining, therefore a native client with native stream control has been developed. The nice side effect is the reduction of resource overhead and minimization of possible points of failure- avoiding featurities where they cause too much bloat and the functionality can be provided by native OS features- reliable but efficient content merging in the local package pool, avoiding delivering of wrong data.Build instructions:- run "make". Output goes to the "build" directory. apt-cacher-ng is the regular version, apt-cacher-ng-debug is for debugging purposes only.For compiler flags, see CMakeLists.txt file. Requirements: · CMake · GNU make · GCC What's New in This Release: · The downloader code has been improved with better mirror rotation on download failures. · IPv6 socket creation with recent Linux/glibc versions was fixed. · Expiration works more exactly now. · A download logging failure in some situations was fixed. · More package file types are supported now. · The documentation has been partially rewritten to become more user-friendly.

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