Hi. On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 22:57:46 +1100 Scott Ferguson <scott.ferguson.debian.user@gmail.com> wrote: > on that box "# echo "Acquire::http { Proxy "http://localhost:3142"; };" > > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/90proxy A small nit - correct syntax would be: echo 'Acquire::http::Proxy "http://localhost:3142";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/90proxy Reco