Hi Matthew, On Sat, Jul 28, 2007 at 08:35:04AM +0100, Matthew Larsen wrote: > whoa hang on, let me see if I got this right > > client has multiple ubuntu machines to update > each machine updates seperately over internet and kills bw bill > suggestion: is there a better way? >
Each machine needs updates, and the standard install each one checks in with the repositories individually, yes. In exactly the same way that a mac or Windows based computer will. > Wouldnt it be easier for there to be a gateway which downloads a repo > if requested and then just caches it? > They exist. Some people use apt-proxy, others use apt-catcher. Personally I use squid caching proxy server. However there arent many updates for the stanble versions so there isnt a tremendous volume, but of course the more machines you have, the more traffic you consume. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
