Re: proxy on synaptic

[Franco Gorziglia <gorziglia@gmail.com>]

2005/9/1, belahcene <belahcene@iap-cu.dz>:
> Hi,
> I haven't a direct access to the net, I go thru a proxy,
> synaptic gives the possibility to put the proxy server,
> but there is no input for username and passwd, which required when I try
> to update.
> thanks for help
> bela
> 

One solution is create or edit the file /etc/apt/apt.conf ans add the line:

Acquire::http::Proxy "http://user:pass@192.X.X.X:8080";;

Where you have to put your own user and pass, and the right address
and port of the proxy


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