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  • Which apt cache did I use, if any?

    From Charles Curley@3:633/10 to All on Monday, October 05, 2026 00:10:02
    How do I tell which apt cache did I use, if any, when running "apt
    update" or "apt upgrade"? I use auto-apt-proxy to detect apt proxies.

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  • From Charles Curley@3:633/10 to All on Monday, October 05, 2026 14:30:02
    On Sun, 4 Oct 2026 20:29:59 -0400
    Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> wrote:

    On Oct 04, 2026, Charles Curley wrote:
    How do I tell which apt cache did I use, if any, when running "apt
    update" or "apt upgrade"? I use auto-apt-proxy to detect apt
    proxies.

    If I'm reading the question correctly, your system will use the
    repository configured in /etc/apt/sources.list (or, if you're using
    the newer format, I think it's /etc/apt/xxx.sources -- although
    ILately haven't done a new-install yet, so I don't know the exact
    filename)

    Unless your network integrates a proxy (e.g. I dunno, a university
    campus), then chances are there is no proxy.


    Sorry for the lack of context. I've been running a small office/home
    (SOHO) network for several decades, starting in dial-up modem days, and
    that has included an apt proxy server since then. Lately I have been
    running apt-cacher-ng, and I am experimenting with apt-cacher-ultra. I
    use auto-apt-proxy to detect the proxy. So the question is, did a given
    run of apt use a proxy, and if so which one?

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