I can confirm that setting the proxy settings with gnome-network-preferences works.
There is still the issue with the freeze, though. If rhythmbox cannot connect to an Internet radio station, it should fail gracefully. Should I file this as another bug or will you re-open this one? Thanks for your quick reply! -- rhythmbox does not use the http_proxy, freezes https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/135792 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs