After confirming with Mathieu, I have verified that setting both http_proxy and https_proxy environment variables will allow add-apt- repository to work as expected.
Here is an example : root@PreciseS-kdump:~# export http_proxy="http://10.1.1.3:3128"; root@PreciseS-kdump:~# add-apt-repository -r ppa:canonical-support/support-tools Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 125, in <module> ppa_info = get_ppa_info_from_lp(user, ppa_name) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 84, in get_ppa_info_from_lp curl.perform() pycurl.error: (7, "couldn't connect to host") root@PreciseS-kdump:~# export https_proxy="http://10.1.1.3:3128"; root@PreciseS-kdump:~# add-apt-repository -r ppa:canonical-support/support-tools You are about to remove the following PPA from your system: Data collection and diagnostic tools useful for technical support More info: https://launchpad.net/~canonical-support/+archive/support-tools Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel removing it So both http_proxy and https_proxy must be setup to point to the proxy, since the add-apt-repository command itself require this information accessible I have marked the task "Fix released" as the command works correctly -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/994569 Title: add-apt-repository doesn't work behind a proxy [Ubuntu 12.04] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/994569/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
