I can tell you that as a user of Ubuntu systems behind firewalls (where the only way to get out is an HTTP proxy), I would *always* want http_proxy to be passed through. Otherwise, if I want to run something that connects via http to the Internet, I have to do:
$ sudo -i Password: # export http_proxy=http://myproxy:8080/ # <command> That's a lot of typing for every command, and it tempts me to just leave a root shell open instead of using 'sudo'. It is important to note that if http_proxy is allowed through, no_proxy should also be allowed through. Otherwise, if I have a mix of internal and external .deb sources, apt-get still won't work. For an example, see: http://serverfault.com/questions/42426 I suppose this implies that ftp_proxy should also pass through, for a complete solution. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/556293 Title: apt/aptitude need to take global proxy settings into account -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
