ubuntu set system proxy from command line

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Using server version of 10.4 beta 2

Need to to set the proxy that the system needs to use

Thanks

I would like to setup the proxy from a /etc/network/interfaces file, which has been enhanced with guessnet-magic; so depending on the network I end up using I want to setup the system wide proxy. — blueyed, Aug 11 '11 at 18:44
oh man, this is just mean, over 10k views, and only 4 up boats :( — thecoshman, May 24 '12 at 07:56

Lairsdragon · Answer 1 · 2012-09-13T17:36:08.650

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Depending on your needs you could add

   http_proxy="http://your.proxy.here:3128/"
   https_proxy="http://your.proxy.here:3128/"
   ftp_proxy="http://your.proxy.here:3128/"

to /etc/environment to have them set by the login-process.

cheerio

edited Sep 13 '12 at 17:36

answered Apr 15 '10 at 11:44

Lairsdragon

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would this apply the proxy settings even if no one logs in? Ideally, I don't want to have to arse around on the machine, just to update it or what not. – thecoshman Apr 15 '10 at 11:59
Typo: `cat /etc/environment` – Savvas Radevic Jan 09 '12 at 08:58
There is also AUTO_PROXY for URL to PAC file formats. – Wernight Aug 26 '14 at 07:50
Once you've updated your `/etc/environment` file, you can make sure the changes take place immediately for the current session without having to log off and back on, by running `source /etc/environment`. – XtraSimplicity Aug 06 '18 at 22:19

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 04 '11 at 18:45

To proxy updates, add a new file called 01proxy to your /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ directory with the following line:

Acquire::http::proxy "http://[user]:[password]@[server_ip_or_name]:[port#]";

Substitute the user name/password used to log into the proxy (if required), the server ip or fully-resolved name, and the proxy port # to use when adding this line.

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22

@Lairsdragon is correct (set /etc/environment), but there are more nuances.

An application will typically need to be run with this environment in place, for instance, from a login shell. That said, it's even more complex than that:

Many applications, especially servers are smart enough to consult /etc/environment.
Many don't consult /etc/enironment.
Some applications don't support proxies at all.
Others are configured with their own configuration files.
Still others will read from a different global file (like the gconf registry).

To really set something, you need to read the documentation on a particular application you are interested in to make sure you have set the correct file. Chances are, it will talk about how to set up a http_proxy somewhere in it's docs if it supports this.

This is similar on all operating systems. Setting network proxies is a confusing mess with many different and varied approaches to solving this problem.

Some References:

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 15 '10 at 14:56

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http://studyhat.blogspot.com/2010/01/squid-proxt-server.html

in place of yum install you can use sudo apt-get install squid then follow the blog!!!

answered Apr 15 '10 at 14:56

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Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, [it would be preferable](http://meta.stackexchange.com/q/8259) to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference. – Mark Henderson May 22 '12 at 02:03

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