Once upon a time =?iso-8859-15?B?RW1pbCBI5Gdlcmx1bmQ= ?= said... > OK and thanks! > > Re: Proxy information is generally stored by each program individually. > Re: That means if you use, e.g., Mozilla for X and lynx for console, you'll > Re: need to set the proxy information in each. Each should give you a > Re: dotfile or dotdirectory where thee changes ... > > But what about apt-get?! This one I really need.
Set the environment variables: http_proxy and/or ftp_proxy. eg. $ export http_proxy=http://some.proxy:8080/ $ apt-get update BTW. lynx also uses these variables, so you dont need to explicitly configure it. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]