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 squid-deb-proxy Docker container
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 squid-deb-proxy provides an easy wrapper over squid3 to enable package proxy caching for your organisation/LAN.
 
 This Docker container image allows most (if not all) non-routeable LAN subnets and caches from sources found under `extra-sources.acl`