using squid as a yum cache

[Tony Nelson]

On 09-11-17 17:33:49, Itamar Reis Peixoto wrote:
> why you don't create a private fedora mirror ?

Wouldn't he need to download a lot of packages that his machines 
won't be using?


> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Dr. Michael J. Chudobiak
> <mjc at avtechpulse.com> wrote:
> > Could someone point me to a good tutorial about how to configure
> > squid and yum optimally, so squid will act as a cache for yum?
> >
> > Adding the "proxy" line to yum.conf is obvious, as is enlarging the
> > cache object sizes, but are subtler changes needed? For instance, 
> > does the use of mirror lists cripple the caching, since each client 
> > might request from a different mirror?

Yes.  Set a baseurl of the one true mirror to use.  mirrors.kernel.org 
is a good one many places.


> > Tips appreciated!
> >
> > - Mike

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