proxy server and synaptic
Stéphane Graber
stgraber at stgraber.org
Mon Oct 16 18:17:51 UTC 2006
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.
>
> :(
>
> Advice?? How can I get around this? Am I missing something?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marilyn
>
Try with something like this :
http://username:password@proxy-ip-or-name:port
example : http://mylogin:mypass@proxy.mydomain.com:8080
Stéphane Graber
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