apt should be able to use an opportunistic cache/proxy
Bug #827627 reported by
Hadmut Danisch
This bug affects 2 people
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apt (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Hi,
apt-get can use a HTTP proxy if on is configured in its settings, but then it fails if the proxy is unavailable.
Would be nice (and save ubuntu's server resources) if apt-get could use a proxy/cache opportunisticly, i.e. use it if available and access the repositories directly otherwise.
regards
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Thank you for your suggestion. However, the changes you are requesting aren't really a bug and require more discussion, which should be done on an appropriate mailing list or forum. http:// www.ubuntu. com/support/ community/ mailinglists might be a good start for determining which mailing list to use.