How to configure proxy settings "syntax error *extra junk at end of file"

Question

I got the following error after configuring proxy in /etc/apt/apt.conf as Acquire::http::proxy http://192.168.96.0:8080:

e: syntax error /etc/apt/apt.conf:2: extra junk at end of file.

and I don't have the proxy authentication. How do I fix this?

Please post the contents of /etc/apt/apt.conf – Jorge Castro Feb 20 '12 at 23:21 — Jorge Castro, Feb 20 '12 at 23:21

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 01 '15 at 13:26

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It looks like you forget ; at the end of line.

Try this:

Acquire::http::proxy http://192.168.96.0:808;

edited Oct 01 '15 at 13:26

A.B.

answered Mar 26 '12 at 12:04

xor90h

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 12 '12 at 06:11

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I have experienced that after removing the "http://" after the proxy in the above string has helped.

So the revised line would be:
Acquire::http::proxy 192.168.96.0:80;

edited Dec 12 '12 at 06:11

RolandiXor

answered Dec 12 '12 at 05:39

amit

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 25 '13 at 06:10

1

you much change to Acquire::http::proxy "192.168.96.0:80"; The ";" must place end of the line

answered Sep 25 '13 at 06:10

Phan Van Duy

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 01 '13 at 12:38

0

I had the same error and had to put the address and port part in quotation marks. Likes so:

Acquire::http::proxy "192.168.96.0:80;"

answered Feb 01 '13 at 12:38

user127777

4 Answers4