[Ubuntu PA] apt through proxy

[Matt Mossholder]

On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 12:14:28 -0400, "Chad Waters" <chad at chadwaters.com> wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> So I got an IM from a friend that has just taken the plunge into
> Ubuntu. I'm trying to help him out and he's stumbled upon something I
> haven't encountered: apt through proxy.
> 
> Quite honestly I'm really surprised there isn't a nice dialog to set this
> up.
> 
> The cleanest method to achieve this seems to be adding this to apt.conf:
> 
> Acquire::http::Proxy "http://username:passwd@proxyhostname:port";
> 
> That seems to the right path to lead him down, but I can't get it to
> recognize active directory tied usernames ( ie domain\username).
> 
> Has anyone successfully  set this up?
> 
> -Chad

Chad,
    I use this every day without domain names. Works like a charm. You are probably hitting issues with the "\" in the username string. Try using "\\" or "/" instead.

   --Matt