diff --git a/precise/apt-cacher/hooks/install b/precise/apt-cacher/hooks/install
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eux 
+
+
+apt-get install -y --force-yes apt-cacher-ng
+
+
+## This is needed to enable https_port
+#apt-get install devscripts build-essential 
+#apt-get install libssl-dev ## not in build-dep ... because we'll add it.
+#apt-get source squid3
+#apt-get build-dep squid3
+#cd squid3-3.1.19
+#vim debian/rules # or whatever editor you use
+# add --enable-ssl
+#debuild -us -uc
+
diff --git a/precise/apt-cacher/hooks/start b/precise/apt-cacher/hooks/start
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+## XXX: will need to add route:
+
+route add -net VPN_NET gw LXC_NAME
+
+juju-log "Nothing to Start for base."
diff --git a/precise/apt-cacher/hooks/stop b/precise/apt-cacher/hooks/stop
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+juju-log "Nothing to stop for base."
diff --git a/precise/apt-cacher/metadata.yaml b/precise/apt-cacher/metadata.yaml
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+name: apt-cacher
+summary: "Apt-get Caching Server"
+maintainer: "Valentin Lab <valentin.lab@kalysto.org>"
+inherit: base
+description: |
+    Apt-get Caching Server
diff --git a/precise/apt-cacher/revision b/precise/apt-cacher/revision
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+0