proxy server and synaptic

[Christian Surchi]

On Mon, Oct 16, 2006 at 11:10:40AM -0700, marilyn at linuxinartsed.org wrote:
> Hi there!
> 
> I just installed Edubuntu on my home computer and had a great time adding
> additional packages using Synaptic.
> 
> However, here at school, we have a proxy server.  I have the IP numbers, etc.,
> login and everything.  My browser is setup correctly . . . there is nothing
> wrong with my information.
> 
> I think my problem is that Synaptic does not allow me to enter my user name and
> password for the proxy server.  Anyway . . . it will not connect to the
> repository.

You need to configure proxy with username and password:

user:password at proxyserver:port

bye
Christian