use apt-cacher-ng instead of apt-cacher. apt-cacher-ng works better with mixed Debian & Ubuntu repos and supposedly scales better

Author: mattray

README.md

@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 Description
 ===========
 
-This cookbook includes recipes to execute apt-get update to ensure the local APT package cache is up to date or manage apt-cacher and cacher clients. It also includes a LWRP for managing APT repositories in /etc/apt/sources.list.d.
+This cookbook includes recipes to execute apt-get update to ensure the local APT package cache is up to date. There are recipes for managing the apt-cacher-ng caching proxy and proxy clients. It also includes a LWRP for managing APT repositories in /etc/apt/sources.list.d.
 
 Changes
 =======
 
+## v1.3.0:
+
+* COOK-593: switched from apt-cacher to apt-cacher-ng to better support multiple distributions.
+
 ## v1.2.2:
 
 * COOK-804: apt-get update resource in apt cookbook changed names
@@ -28,14 +32,14 @@ This recipe should appear first in the run list of Debian or Ubuntu nodes to ens
 
 This recipe also sets up a local cache directory for preseeding packages.
 
-cacher
-------
+cacher-ng
+---------
 
-Installs the apt-cacher package and service so the system can provide APT caching. You can check the usage report at http://{hostname}:3142/report. The cacher recipe includes the `cacher-client` recipe, so it helps seed itself.
+Installs the `apt-cacher-ng` package and service so the system can provide APT caching. You can check the usage report at http://{hostname}:3142/acng-report.html. The `cacher-ng` recipe includes the `cacher-client` recipe, so it helps seed itself.
 
 cacher-client
 -------------
-Configures the node to use the apt-cacher server as a client.
+Configures the node to use the `apt-cacher-ng` server as a client.
 
 Resources/Providers
 ===================
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ This LWRP provides an easy way to manage additional APT repositories. Adding a n
       uri "http://dev.zenoss.org/deb"
       components ["main","stable"]
     end
-    
+
     # add the Nginx PPA; grab key from keyserver
     apt_repository "nginx-php" do
       uri "http://ppa.launchpad.net/nginx/php5/ubuntu"
@@ -73,20 +77,20 @@ This LWRP provides an easy way to manage additional APT repositories. Adding a n
       keyserver "keyserver.ubuntu.com"
       key "C300EE8C"
     end
-    
+
     # add the Cloudkick Repo
     apt_repository "cloudkick" do
       uri "http://packages.cloudkick.com/ubuntu"
       distribution node['lsb']['codename']
       components ["main"]
       key "http://packages.cloudkick.com/cloudkick.packages.key"
     end
-    
+
     # remove Zenoss repo
     apt_repository "zenoss" do
       action :remove
     end
-    
+
 Usage
 =====
 
@@ -98,7 +102,7 @@ Put `recipe[apt]` first in the run list. If you have other recipes that you want
 
 The above will run during execution phase since it is a normal template resource, and should appear before other package resources that need the sources in the template.
 
-Put `recipe[apt::cacher]` in the run_list for a server to provide APT caching and add `recipe[apt::cacher-client]` on the rest of the Debian-based nodes to take advantage of the caching server.
+Put `recipe[apt::cacher-ng]` in the run_list for a server to provide APT caching and add `recipe[apt::cacher-client]` on the rest of the Debian-based nodes to take advantage of the caching server.
 
 License and Author
 ==================
@@ -107,7 +111,7 @@ Author:: Joshua Timberman (<[email protected]>)
 Author:: Matt Ray (<[email protected]>)
 Author:: Seth Chisamore (<[email protected]>)
 
-Copyright 2009-2011 Opscode, Inc.
+Copyright 2009-2012 Opscode, Inc.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -120,4 +124,3 @@ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
-

files/default/apt-cacher

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 license           "Apache 2.0"
 description       "Configures apt and apt services and an LWRP for managing apt repositories"
 long_description  IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.md'))
-version           "1.2.2"
+version           "1.3.0"
 recipe            "apt", "Runs apt-get update during compile phase and sets up preseed directories"
-recipe            "apt::cacher", "Set up an APT cache"
-recipe            "apt::cacher-client", "Client for the apt::cacher server"
+recipe            "apt::cacher-ng", "Set up an apt-cacher-ng caching proxy"
+recipe            "apt::cacher-client", "Client for the apt::cacher-ng caching proxy"
 
 %w{ ubuntu debian }.each do |os|
   supports os

files/default/apt-cacher.conf

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Cookbook Name:: apt
 # Recipe:: cacher-client
 #
-# Copyright 2011, Opscode, Inc.
+# Copyright 2011, 2012 Opscode, Inc.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@
     servers << cacher
   end
 else
-  servers += search(:node, 'recipes:apt\:\:cacher')
+  servers += search(:node, 'recipes:apt\:\:cacher-ng')
 end
 
 if servers.length > 0
-  Chef::Log.info("apt-cacher server found on #{servers[0]}.")
+  Chef::Log.info("apt-cacher-ng server found on #{servers[0]}.")
   proxy = "Acquire::http::Proxy \"http://#{servers[0].ipaddress}:3142\";\n"
   file "/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01proxy" do
     owner "root"
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     action :create
   end
 else
-  Chef::Log.info("No apt-cacher server found.")
+  Chef::Log.info("No apt-cacher-ng server found.")
   file "/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01proxy" do
     action :delete
     only_if {File.exists?("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01proxy")}

metadata.rb

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #
 # Cookbook Name:: apt
-# Recipe:: cacher
+# Recipe:: cacher-ng
 #
-# Copyright 2008-2011, Opscode, Inc.
+# Copyright 2008-2012, Opscode, Inc.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,30 +16,15 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-package "apt-cacher" do
+
+package "apt-cacher-ng" do
   action :install
 end
 
-service "apt-cacher" do
+service "apt-cacher-ng" do
   supports :restart => true, :status => false
   action [ :enable, :start ]
 end
 
-cookbook_file "/etc/apt-cacher/apt-cacher.conf" do
-  source "apt-cacher.conf"
-  owner "root"
-  group "root"
-  mode 0644
-  notifies :restart, resources(:service => "apt-cacher")
-end
-
-cookbook_file "/etc/default/apt-cacher" do
-  source "apt-cacher"
-  owner "root"
-  group "root"
-  mode 0644
-  notifies :restart, resources(:service => "apt-cacher")
-end
-
 #this will help seed the proxy
 include_recipe "apt::cacher-client"