On 10/25/07, Daniel Burrows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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
When I configure apt.conf.d/proxy, then things work... I use apt-get and aptitude with sudo as a non root user. Might be the the environment variables are lost with sudo? I don't recall if when I used apt-get with the environment variables I did it so under root and not with sudo. I can't tell... I'd prefer using environment variables, just to avoid overwriting configuration file every time... Thanks a lot, -- Javier -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
