On Wed, Oct 24, 2007 at 08:51:44PM -0600, Javier Vasquez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: > I've used http_proxy/ftp_proxy to enable apt-get to download packages > through a proxy server whenever required. > > However I've tried the same environment variables with aptitude with > no luck... Looks like aptitude doesn't pay attention to them. Does > any one know how to overcome this? Also, I liked the environment > variables solution because it can be temporally enabled/disabled, > without having to edit a config file everytime one wants to change... > I've tried looking in the man page, but didn't find anything...
How are you running aptitude and apt-get (command-lines)? In particular, are you running aptitude as a user and then automatically su-ing to root? I wouldn't be 100% confident that this preserves environment variables. Other than that, I'm not sure what could be happening: aptitude doesn't clear out the environment, and the code that reads http_proxy is used in both aptitude and apt-get. Daniel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
