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A few days ago i set up an apt-cache server. The clients are configured to use it as a proxy. This is necessary because we usually use ftp (and i also feals "cleaner"). So my apt.conf looks like this:

Acquire::http::Proxy "http://my.cache:3142"; # Still needed for the security repositories
Acquire::ftp::Proxy "ftp://my.cache:3142"; # I also tried "http://my.cache:3142";

The http requests work fine (I tested this by disabling the ftp proxy) but the ftp requests are hanging with the message [Logging in] and then fail with the message "Protocol corruption".

Does anyone know what to do? I would really like to continue using ftp.

The server is running apt-cacher.

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  • What sort of proxy are you using on my.cache? Is it an ftp proxy server? Have you set up the required ftp::ProxyLogin script in the config to tell the proxy server what to connect to (as per the apt.conf documentation)?
    – Etan Reisner
    Commented Dec 2, 2013 at 18:38
  • I'm using apt-cacher. I didn't configured any needed authentication. Do i need to set it anyway?
    – Kritzefitz
    Commented Dec 2, 2013 at 18:41

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The answer is simple, apt-cacher doesn't support FTP connections, only HTTP. It was meant to be a HTTP proxy, hence it doesn't support/serve FTP connections.

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  • But the man page states it does. (section CLIENT CONFIGURATION->Access cache like a proxy)
    – Kritzefitz
    Commented Dec 2, 2013 at 18:37
  • @IchUndNichtDu like an HTTP proxy, not an FTP proxy. It may allow you to GET packages from FTP, but it won't offer them.
    – Braiam
    Commented Dec 2, 2013 at 18:44
  • Are there alternatives which support ftp?
    – Kritzefitz
    Commented Dec 2, 2013 at 18:46
  • Maybe apt-ftparchive, but I do not make promisses.
    – Braiam
    Commented Dec 2, 2013 at 18:47

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