[plug] how to add a package cache for debian/ubuntu

[Mike Holland]

> On Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 10:46:57AM +0800, Russell Steicke wrote:
>> apt-proxy works well.  You run apt-proxy on one machine, and point at
>> it in /etc/apt/sources.list from the others (including from the

Thanks, that seems to work for new packages.

mark at musicalstoat.co.uk wrote:
> In addition to this the apt-proxy package provides a tool called
> apt-proxy-import which you can use to import the debs that you have
> already downloaded and are storing in your apt cache so they can be used
> again.

-  just what I need, thanks. But it doesn't work.
loads of errors like:
2008/07/02 17:17 +0900 [-] [apt_pkg] No Packages files available for 
nfs-kernel-server_1%3a1.1.2-2ubuntu2.1_i386.deb skipped - no suitable 
backend found

Googling finds the same problem going back 2 or 3 years.
I found a workaround here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-proxy/+bug/4844

So I'm guessing not many people use this, with Ubuntu.

... ah, spoke to soon. Now "apt-get update" is not completing.
sits on e.g.:
99% [1 Packages bzip2 0]

I hope its a temporary server problem. 

Does anyone here actually use these utils with Ubuntu?
Any hints?