[Bug 897686] Re: update-manager fails to upgrade with socks proxy

[fedorowp]

This bug is still present in Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS with the latest updates.

user at computer:~$ lsb_release -a;date;sudo tsocks do-release-upgrade;date
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
Release:	16.04
Codename:	xenial
Wed Dec 14 17:21:22 EST 2016
Checking for a new Ubuntu release
No new release found
Wed Dec 14 17:21:42 EST 2016
user at computer:~$ 


** Also affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  update-manager fails to upgrade with socks proxy

Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  I'm trying to upgrade from natty to oneiric using do-release-upgrade. The problem is that I have internet only through socks using a local shh tunnel connection created by using: ssh -g -D 8888 user at ip. The tunnel works great with firefox and using tsocks or proxychains with other applications, also works with do-release-upgrade at first stage, but after the "downloading upgrade tool" it clears the screen and seems like a call to apt-get or synaptic (or is it aptitude?) and all the connections tries keeps failing.
  I've tried replacing apt-get in /usr/bin with a script that invokes first proxychains with parameters apt-get and $@, but that doesn't work either.

  http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11488156#post11488156

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: update-manager 1:0.150.5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Tue Nov 29 10:49:31 2011
  GConfNonDefault:
   /apps/update-manager/check_new_release_ignore=
   /apps/update-manager/first_run=false
   /apps/update-manager/show_details=true
   /apps/update-manager/window_size=(1600,876)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=es_PY:en
   LANG=es_PY.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-11-29 (0 days ago)

  See also bug 651229.

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