2

I have been using windows 7 and to update windows i configured netsh winhttp settings by using command: netsh winhttp set proxy 10.0.0.21:3128. That worked for windows update and many other softwares. Is there a way i can put proxy settings throughout the computer that would work for software center and other softwares?

Improve this question
2

3 Answers 3

Reset to default
3

As Mahyar Pasarzangene said, you can set the proxy using System settings -> Network -> Network Proxy and then choosing "Manual" proxy and setting your host and port no. and then applying the settings system-wide.

However, if you are using authenticated proxy, i.e. you have a username and password for your proxy, you need to set it as follows:

Open a terminal(Ctrl+Alt+t) and then type the following:

sudo nano /etc/apt/apt.conf

and set your username and password as follows:

Acquire::http::proxy "http://username:password@host:port_no/";
Acquire::https::proxy "https://username:password@host:port_no/";
Acquire::ftp::proxy "ftp://username:password@host:port_no/";
Acquire::socks::proxy "socks://username:password@host:port_no/";

You will not have username@password when you open this document, but you should put your username and password as shown above, separated by a : and then separated by @ with the host.

If you have any special characters in your password, replace it with its HTML code.

Improve this answer
2

Yes , Go to Settings -> Network -> Network Proxy -> Manual -> Apply System Wide

Improve this answer
2
  • +1 because it makes the Software Center / Updates work over proxy. It's a pity that "Apply System Wide" doesn't do exactly what it says on the tin. I still can't ping www.google.com from my terminal, for example.
    – TenLeftFingers
    Mar 10, 2014 at 12:21
  • 1
    @TenLeftFingers: You can't ping when you are behind a proxy: superuser.com/questions/175428/how-to-ping-when-behind-a-proxy
    – jobin
    Mar 10, 2014 at 13:32
0

if you are using authenticated proxy then you can use this trick
First go to Sytem settings -> Network -> Network Proxy
choose "Manual" and write
user:pass@proxy (NOT ONLY PROXY)in proxy column and port in the port column.
Apply the settings system wide.
This may solve your problem.

Improve this answer

You must log in to answer this question.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .