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I just installed Ubuntu 15.10. I can connect to the internet in mozilla. However, the terminal and Ubuntu software center don't detect the internet connection. What can I do?

Wilhelm Erasmus
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Since you are connecting to a proxy, you need to do the following:

Create the following file : /etc/apt/apt.conf, open the terminal and type:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/apt.conf

Edit this file according to your proxy details:

Acquire::http::proxy "http://username:password@yourproxyaddress:proxyport";
Acquire::https::proxy "https://username:password@yourproxyaddress:proxyport";

If your proxy doesn’t require a username, then those statements take the following form: Acquire::http::proxy yourproxyaddress:proxyport";

To be able to add what is a PPA, you will need to export your proxy settings open the terminal and type:

export https_proxy="https://username:password@yourproxyaddress:proxyport";

export http_proxy="http://username:password@yourproxyaddress:proxyport";

Once you have done this, to export you will need to add a -E after sudo, e.g. sudo -E apt-get install python-software-properties

Tshilidzi Mudau
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