how to save bandwidth while package upgrades

[tapas_mishra]

Here is a mail in /var/mail/root which I received in my server logs
http://paste.ubuntu.com/532866/
I see same packages downloaded many times again and again.
The servers which are upgrading are total 5 (4 virtual machines and one host)
so is there a way I can save bandwidth on this sort of setup.

[CharlesA]

Use apt-cacher-ng. Most of the documentation I've found is old and outdated, but it might be worth looking into.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=981085

[pricetech]

Build a mirror:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1512787

[ian dobson]

Hi,

Install a squid http proxy? It'll only cache packages that are used, unlike apt-mirror that caches/mirrors all packages from the remote server.

It should be possible to configure apt-get to use a proxy see http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=96802 or maybe http://blog.mypapit.net/2006/02/how-...ntudebian.html


Regards
Ian Dobson