Re: apt-get and proxy servers

["Sumo Wrestler (or just ate too much)" <sumo.wrestler.0rj82m+no.spam.abuse@earthlink.net>]

pedro lopez wrote:
> i conect to internet by a proxy server, how i can configure apt-get?
>    

I've never had to do it before, but I'd guess that you'd define the 
environment variable "http_proxy". Look at the man page for sources.list:

$ man sources.list

You would define (and export) the variable before invoking apt-get.

$ export http_proxy=http://proxy.server.example.com:8080
$ apt-get update

If you use ftp, define ftp_proxy also.

Keep the discussions on the list so that other people can benefit, and 
others can correct my screw-ups :)