Re: apt-get proxy
>>>>> "Michael" == debian <debian@mail.fairfax.com.au> writes:
Michael> Also once I have downloaded/upgraded using dselect to
Michael> apt-get how do I configure apt-get to use the MS-proxy on
Michael> company lan, which doesn't require authentication
You can either set the ftp_proxy and http_proxy environment variables,
or configure /etc/apt/apt.conf. Using a proxy for FTP won't work
unless you use a little trick : go into /usr/lib/apt/methods, and link
ftp to http. It works for me.
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Laurent Martelli
martelli@iie.cnam.fr
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