Adding an apt repository when using a web proxy

Question

I have been trying to install Wine on Ubuntu 12.04 and I don't seem to be winning.

I keep getting this error:

File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 125, in <module>
    ppa_info = get_ppa_info_from_lp(user, ppa_name)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 84, in get_ppa_info_from_lp
    curl.perform()
pycurl.error: (56, 'Received HTTP code 407 from proxy after CONNECT')

Please, can someone assist?

possible duplicate of How can I install Windows software? also games? — Braiam, Sep 20 '13 at 11:12
Close voters: how is this a duplicate of that question? It doesn't solve his problem at all. It's a proxy issue, and someone posted an answer. — Alaa Ali, Sep 20 '13 at 20:10

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

Do you connect to the Internet through a proxy? In this case, check your login and password for proxy in System settings or try execute commands in terminal:

   sudo -i
   export http_proxy="http://login:pass@ip:port"
   add-apt-repository <PPA URL>

For more information read this topic.

If you want to disable proxy for "apt-get" read this answer

P.S. You don't need PPA for Wine. There is a stable version in the official repository.

Adding an apt repository when using a web proxy

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