Apt-cacher-ng Server

How to configure Apt-cacher-ng clients-in a network

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Technical Solution | 2 min read
The apt-cacher-ng configuration requires certain changes to be made on the client side. Few changes has to be made on the client system so that during the download process the client system can check for the packages in the apt-cacher-ng server. And if the apt-cacher-ng server doesn't have the required package it will download it from the web. So the client configuration helps to make the download more faster and also helps to reduce the internet connection usage. The few things that are to be noted before configuring apt-cacher-ng clients are
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How to configure Apt-cacher-ng server in Ubuntu 12.04

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Technical Solution | 3 min read
Apt-cacher-ng can be defined as an apt proxy which caches the packages which you download locally on your computer. Consider you are using a network of computers and you have to install a package on each system then it will be great to configure an apt-cacher-ng on any system in your network so that it will cache the packages once they have been downloaded. Read on to know how to configure Apt-cacher-ng server in Ubuntu
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How to change the directory of the apt-cacher-ng downloaded packages

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Networking | 2 min read
As you have configured the apt-cacher-ng server, Now you have to change the directory where the packages will be downloaded. This is to ensure that you will provide a directory which has large space to store files or packages. To change the current directory to a new directory you have to the following steps. To change the path you have to edit the following configuration file
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