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Mcferry
Asked: 2012-03-04 05:57:38 +0800 CST

How to use "apt-get" via "Http-proxy" like this?

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I'm trying to use apt-get command on a network that uses a proxy, like this:

We use 10.114.7.7 on port 80 as Http-proxy, and after that an authentication window comes up, asking for user name and password.

Our Username/Domain is like this: [email protected]

I'm wondering, how i can use http_proxy=http://User:Pass@Proxyserver:Port in this situation!? I also tried both, 10.114.7.7 and urmia.ac.ir as Proxy server but no result!

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3 Answers

  1. To use apt-get through a proxy, either make a file in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ called proxy or something that you'll recognise, or make (if it doesn't exist) /etc/apt/apt.conf and insert the following line:

    Acquire::http::Proxy "http://username:[email protected]:port/";

    Simply replace username and password with your login details, and replace proxy.server:port with the correct address (in your case, 10.114.7.7:80), so your line will end up something like this:

    Acquire::http::Proxy "http://username:[email protected]:80";

    If you're required to use the @ symbol in your username, you'll have to escape it with a backslash ([email protected])

    While escaping characters by using the backlash does not work (e.g. \@ in export and wget), special characters can be escaped with URL encoding. For instance, username:my@[email protected]:port becomes username:my%[email protected]:port. See this list of URL-encoded characters for more information.

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  2. This should solve your problem:

    export http_proxy=http://username:[email protected]:80/
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  3. Alternatively, you can place the following in /etc/apt/apt.conf

    Acquire::http::Proxy "http://proxy.server.port:8080";

    8080 is the port number and I think is standard.

    Don't forget the quotes or the trailing semicolon.

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