Install approx by entering the following commands in the terminal:
sudo apt update sudo apt install approx
Description:
caching proxy server for Debian archive files
Approx is an HTTP-based proxy server for Debian-style package archives. It fetches files from remote repositories on demand, and caches them for local use. . Approx saves time and network bandwidth if you need to install or upgrade .deb packages 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.
Homepage: http://git.debian.org/?p=pkg-ocaml-maint/packages/approx.git
Version: 5.10-1
Section: universe/admin