Re: apt through proxy

[Andreas Janssen <andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com>]

Hello

Moroni (<moronim@prodigy.net.mx>) wrote:

> I have read the export http_proxy and ftp_proxy variables
> method and I've tried it.. it works for Lynx but not for
> apt-get. the problem I have is that my proxy required me to
> authentificate in  a domain/username form.
> 
> How can I do that to get apt-get working through my Proxy
> server?

Google found this:

Add a line like this to your /etc/apt/apt.conf:
acquire::http::proxy "http://username:password@proxy:port";;

best regards
        Andreas Janssen

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