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I set the network proxy as per the system settings GUI but this is not picked up by ubuntu one or update-manager - I just get failed to update repository information.

Even apt doesn't work. I then added a 01proxy config file manually in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ with:

Acquire:http { Proxy "http://whatever:1234"; };

I could then run apt-get successfully. But still not the two packages above. Why aren't the system settings working?

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