Synaptec connection problem

[Sauli]

Florian Diesch Wrote: 
> Sauli <ulist (AT) gs1 (DOT) ubuntuforums.org> wrote:

> 

> > I have the same problem of getting the 'Could not connect to

> > localhost:80 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)' error

> > messages. 

> >

> > I have checked from the Settings -> Preferences, Network Tab that

> > Direct connection to Internet is selected instead of using a Proxy.

> 

> Open a new terminal window and type

> env | grep proxy

> It should not give you something like

> http_proxy=http://localhost:8080

> otherwise the proxy settings don't work for some reasons.

> 

> If it doesn't show a proxy try to start synaptic from this terminal

> window. Does it work now?

> 

> 

> Florian

> 



Thanks Florian for the advice. This is what I get: 

sauli at Subuntu:~$ env | grep proxy

http_proxy=http://localhost:8080/

no_proxy=localhost,127.0.0.0/8,*.local



I have no idea how the http_proxy environment variable got set.

If that is the root cause of the problem, can you tell how to
circumvent it in order to get the apt-get and synaptic work, and
moreover how to find how it got set in the first place?


-- 
Sauli