Setting proxy for apt from terminal

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apt-get does not work with proxy

I have tried changing my proxy settings in a terminal as:

export HTTP_PROXY=http://10.1.3.1:8080

and

export http_proxy=http://10.1.3.1:8080

but when I try to install a new package or update apt-get, apt-get starts displaying messages from which it seems it is trying to connect to a previously set proxy:

sudo apt-get update  
0% [Connecting to 10.1.2.2 (10.1.2.2)] [Connecting to 10.1.2.2 (10.1.2.2)

I have tried setting the proxy via bashrc file but that din work either. As far as I remember 10.1.2.2 was set using GNOME GUI but I don't have access to the GUI right now so I am trying to set it from terminal.

@piyush Will that not only allow apt-get to access the web though..? If he wants to be able to access web with anything else he needs to enter it into /etc/bash.bashrc — LinuxBill, Jul 02 '12 at 08:52
true, I suggested that seeing him try to do sudo apt-get update — Five, Jul 02 '12 at 08:54
sudo -E apt-get WHATEVER works in my case (given that http_proxy is already exported as an environmental variable). — Janaka Bandara, Mar 14 '15 at 04:03
Just a general tip -- when doing these updates, you may need to log out and back in before they start working. That's what I had to do. — kayleeFrye_onDeck, Jul 01 '16 at 00:00

score 70 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 28 '13 at 07:35

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Okay just solved it. Adding following line to /etc/apt/apt.conf has solved the problem: Acquire::http::proxy "http://10.1.3.1:8080/";

If file does not exist, create it. Do not confuse it with apt.conf.d directory.

edited Jun 28 '13 at 07:35

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answered Jul 02 '12 at 09:52

Uthman

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Great. The reason your manual export failed to affect apt-get is because sudo ignores that environment variable by default (i.e. it doesn't pass it on to the command). For one-off runs, you could do sudo env http_proxy=http://10.1.3.1:8080 apt-get update. Otherwise, you could configure sudo to allow http_proxy to fall through. – geirha Jul 02 '12 at 10:08
also if proxy using authentication then provide the details as sudo env http_proxy=http://<userid>:<password>@10.1.3.1:8080 apt-get update – sahasrara62 Mar 13 '20 at 05:31

score 63 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 02 '12 at 10:34

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The file:

/etc/environment

Is the correct place to specify system-wide environment variables that should be available to all processes. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EnvironmentVariables for details. Note that this is not a script file but a configuration file.

If you want this for the specified command only, use (as root):

http_proxy=http://10.1.3.1:8080 apt-get update

answered Jul 02 '12 at 10:34

Julian Knight

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Great! Saved much of my time :) – Arun Jul 11 '13 at 10:12
It is so good. thank you. It is just for temporary usage, Isn't it? – shgnInc Oct 17 '13 at 05:45
Alas still not yet for Firefox 37.0.2. – user643722 May 12 '15 at 16:15

score 13 · Answer 3 · edited Jun 21 '16 at 17:15

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Edit your:

gedit /etc/profile

Enter the details in this format.

export http_proxy=http://username:password@proxyhost:port/ 
export ftp_proxy=http://username:password@proxyhost:port/

Then run the

sudo apt-get update

That should do it for you.

As stated above you can enter the proxy into apt.conf (Piyush Credit)

edited Jun 21 '16 at 17:15

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answered Jul 02 '12 at 08:56

LinuxBill

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I have mentioned in my question that I tried setting the proxy via bashrc file and then tried source /etc/bash.bashrc but apt-get is still trying to access the old repository. – Uthman Jul 02 '12 at 09:45
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Besides that, /etc/bash.bashrc is the wrong place to set environment variables as it will only affect bash run interactively. Environment variables should be set in /etc/environment or /etc/profile. – geirha Jul 02 '12 at 10:05

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