How To Install approx on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install approx on Debian 9.
What is approx
approx is:
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.
There are three methods to install approx on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install approx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install approx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install approx
Install approx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install approx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install approx
Install approx Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install approx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install approx
How To Uninstall approx on Debian 9
To uninstall only the approx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove approx
Uninstall approx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall approx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove approx
Remove approx Configurations and Data
To remove approx configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge approx
Remove approx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove approx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge approx
Dependencies
approx have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install approx package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.