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Ubuntu 12.04 - Proxy can't be found - have tried everything I can think of

I am in a work environment using a mandatory proxy, I attempting to change to an IP that currently has a proxy bypass to download useful packages. I adding in manual IPv4 settings, turned the proxy ...
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squid-deb-proxy failing to cache packages

On an Ubuntu 12.04 server, with squid-deb-proxy installed, client machines on the network will properly contact the server when installing packages, but squid never caches packages. From ...
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How to disable proxy configurations back at home [duplicate]

I recently configured my /etc/apt/apt.conf file in order to be able to update software through the university's proxy... Acquire::http::proxy "http://username:password@proxya.aub.edu.lb:3128/"; ...
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Squid3 and proxy system wide settings

I'm having a problem with system wide configuration, when I apply them I get "proxy server is refusing connection" but when I apply them to firefox it works fine. Also, how would I allow apt-get, ...
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Authentication required for every 1 hour for Internet but NO proxy. How do I get out from this problem?

OS: Ubuntu 12.04 and/or above My system connected to University campus Internet which has no proxy. But needs authentication (username and password) for every 1 hour. If the web-browser is running ...
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v12.10 can't apt-get update

I know there are lots of questions posed about this, but after troubleshooting for several hours, I'm not sure what to do anymore... I first installed Ubuntu 12.10 and had no internet access at all. ...
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Using an unreliable apt-cacher-ng?

Is it possible to configure apt in such a way that it can handle an apt-cacher-ng instance on another machine that can sometimes be offline? I.e. what I am looking for is that instead of using the ...
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How to make apt-get work with proxy? [duplicate]

I am using Ubuntu 12.04. When I run the command: sudo apt-get update I get the error message as: 403 forbidden access I have tried the solution I found here in one of the questions, editing ...
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'apt-get update' fails when using proxy

Using apt-get update I am getting Err http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main amd64 Packages 404 Not Found W: Failed to fetch ...
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Apt behind proxy

I've been trying to get a package manager to work behind our company proxy for a whole day now but without any luck. The proxy requires authentication which is my personal email address and password. ...
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How can I make squid-deb-proxy work with proxy authentication?

I have squid-deb-proxy working fine without a problem without apt proxy authentication. However when I add a proxy file to /etc/apt/apt.conf.d and put in my proxy authentication inside this file. ...
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apt-get fails with 307 Temporary Redirect

I created a fresh install of ubuntu 12.10 as a VMWare Player virtual machine. To enable apt-get to get past my proxy I created an /etc/apt/apt.conf.d file with these lines: Acquire::http::Proxy ...
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apt tries to connect to proxy server even without an apt.conf file

I'm using my laptop sometimes behind a proxy and sometimes not. I've created an /etc/apt/apt.conf file, I've used it like that for the last 2 years: when behind a proxy I add the line: ...
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Howto use apt-cacher-ng only when available?

I'm using apt-cacher-ng at my local network with the following configuration on the clients: Acquire::http { Proxy "http://acng-host:3142"; }; Some of the clients are laptops, so how do I configure ...
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issues in installation of mongo DB

I was installing mongo DB on my Ubuntu-12.04 system, but while i give the following command in my terminal apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv 7F0CEB10 It gives me the following ...
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Error "unauthorized 407 while using sudo apt-get update [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: ‘apt-get’ does not work with Proxy I am behind a proxy server so I get the unauthorized 407 error. When I do apt-get update then I get this error: Some index files ...
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unable to use apt-get or cpan

I am using Ubunto 12.10. A few days back I needed to change my proxy for connecting to the internet at my institute. After that I can't access the internet through terminal like can't install CPAN lib ...
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Using apt-get partially through a proxy server

My University Campus has Ubuntu Repos on the Local Server. Also, we use a proxy server to connect to the Internet. Now, my Repository is the Campus Local Server, but I do have a lot PPAs installed ...
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Not able to add repo when APT is using a proxy connection

I have ubuntu 12.10 working on my system. I have tried many time to add repo but every time i tried i got the same error as in this case. $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:scopes-packagers/ppa Cannot ...
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Can't update because the word prox* is blocked

I live in Ethiopia and the government blocks all urls with the word "proxy" in them. I couldn't use that word in the title above because that would make the url contain the word proxy. When I ...
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Ubuntu Server 10.04 behind proxy. Ping works apt-get fails

I have installed 4 ubuntu servers on a virtual machine. same installation procedure where i set the proxy, domain, ip during the installation. it appears that 2 of the machine have no issues at all. ...
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Does apt-cacher change packages access time?

I tried to remove the long time unused packages from apt-cacher archive using find: $ find /var/cache/apt-cacher -atime +5 -type f -name ".*deb*" | wc -l 8471 $ find /var/cache/apt-cacher -atime +9 ...
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Installing programs without apt-get

I would like to install some programs on a computer which uses a proxy to access to the Internet. I tried to configure the proxy access but for reason that I do not understand this does not work. I ...
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At Symbol not working for apt get proxy authentication Ubuntu 11.10

I Have tried two things in three places to see if it works please do help me out. Two methods: replacing @ with %40 replacing @ with \@ Three places: export with the .bashrc file editing ...
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Proxy authentication in the Software Center [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: 407 Proxy Authentication Required I'm trying to install a package on Ubuntu 12.04, but I get the error 407 Proxy Authentication Required How can I configure the ...
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apt-get update Bad header line on all udpates

I tried all the solutions on this and still having an issue. I am behind a proxy so I have updated /etc/apt/apt.conf with my proxy settings and I have removed the old lists with sudo rm ...
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How to configure Software Center to work with HTTP proxy?

I installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS using the Windows installer (Wubi) yesterday. And then I tried to install Chrome, Flash player, etc., but nothing worked. Then I tried installing some random package using ...
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Proxy authorisation works in Firefox but not elsewhere [closed]

My corporation requires proxy to which you need to authorise. We are running on Win7 system. I have installed VirtualBox with Ubuntu (as 1st machine) and CentOS (2nd machine). While in Firefox ...
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/etc/apt/apt.conf gets cleared every time I change proxy settings under settings->network->Network proxy

I use a proxy server settings at work but when i get home, my network connection uses no proxy settings. every time i get home and use the proxy settings under settings->networks->Network Proxy to ...
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Microsoft proxy server not working with CNTLM and apt-get

I'm trying to connect an ISA proxy server with CNTLM. But syntax of ISA proxy looks different. I can't find a way to set proxy for apt. my CNTLM is listening on 127.0.0.1:41040, and /etc/apt/apt.conf ...
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How to use “apt-get” via “Http-proxy” like this?

I'm trying to use apt-get command on a network that uses a proxy, like this: We use 10.114.7.7 on port 80 as Http-proxy, and after that an authentication window comes up, asking for user name and ...
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How do I configure apt-get to use a Pac file for a proxy?

In my workplace we use the Pac file for proxy network .And the Pac file when i give to the browser setting its work fine Edit-->Advance-->Network-->Setting. When i gave the Url its working fine for ...
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Disable proxy server for one apt repository

I have made a local apt repository, but my IT-department caches LAN traffic on the proxy server. Is there a way I could work around this to disable the proxy settings for this local apt repository? in ...
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add-apt-repository wont work on proxy [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I add a repository from behind a proxy? I would like to send an add-apt-repository command via the gnome-terminal on my Ubuntu 11.10 laptop that is connected ...
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how to install packages with apt-get on a system connected via proxy?

I've got an Ubuntu 11.10 system connected via a proxy to the internet, and I would like to install packages via apt-get. When I try to do that I get this error message: sudo apt-get install ...
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407 Proxy Authentication Required

When I try to install a software using Ubuntu Software center I get: Failed to download repository information Check Your Internet connection When I try to do a apt-get install something, I get: ...
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A proxy problem of “sudo apt-get install”

I am trying to install a package python-pygments under Ubuntu. After launching sudo apt-get install python-pygments, it is blocked: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree ...
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How to know that an app uses which proxy settings

There are applications which don't work over proxy. Last time I tried Software Center did not work. update-manager also has issues connecting to proxy though there is a workaround. How do I find out ...
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Apt-get update with an @ in password error

I want to update ubuntu 11.04 throught apt-get. So I added the following lines in apt.conf export http_proxy=http://username:password@proxyserver.net:port/ export ...
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How do I ignore a proxy if not available?

Following the instructions in Best way to cache apt downloads on a LAN?, I've set up a caching proxy in my local network. Since that machine is not always up, I'd like to be able to refresh the ...
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How do I configure apt to use a Proxy.pac file?

So I have a proxy.pac file at work (it doesn't have a username or password) it's just a simple .pac file. I've gotten it to work with Chrome so I can surf the web, but apt-get and update do not work. ...
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syntax for SOCKS proxy in apt.conf

I want to add SOCKS proxy settings to /etc/apt/apt.conf. What is the syntax for it? Is it same as http and ftp syntax? Thanks.
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What happened to /etc/apt/apt.conf?

I was browsing through the apt folder to try my proxy settings and I was unable to find the apt.conf file in Ubuntu 11.04. Is there any alternative file for it? Adding proxy settings to 99-synaptic ...
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Using an APT proxy for downloads during installation

During system installation from a Desktop LiveCD (10.10) I checked the "Download updates during installation" option. Before starting the install I had configured an apt proxy server. The proxy ...
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error 503: service unavailable when using apt-get update behind proxy

I am using a transparent proxy (other box). When I try to do an 'apt-get update' I get these warnings (in german): ... W: Fehlschlag beim Holen von ...
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'apt-get' does not work with Proxy

For the command sudo apt-get update I get following error: W: Failed to fetch http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/maverick-updates/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages.gz 407 Proxy ...
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What do these apt commands do?

What do these commands do? Acquire::http::No-Cache=True -o Acquire::BrokenProxy=true update Acquire::http::Max-Age "0"
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Best way to cache apt downloads on a LAN?

I have multiple Ubuntu machines at home and a pretty slow internet connection, and sometimes multiple machines need to be updated at once (especially during new Ubuntu releases.) Is there a way where ...