On Tue, 2008-10-07 at 14:55 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I don't seem to have an apt.conf. Any Ubuntu people out there to tell me > where to put a new one? I found the configure-index file which gives an > example for apt.conf.
You probably have /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/, which is a directory full of snippets which are read sequentially; this way any local customizations you make won't be overwritten by a package update. Create a file named /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01proxy and put just the proxy settings in it. It should look something like Acquire::http::Proxy "http://proxy.server.name:port"; There's a one-of-everything sample file in /usr/share/doc/apt/examples/configure-index.gz that you can look through for inspiration, too. > What to use for a proxy command? Where in the file? beginning? Syntax? > > http_proxy=? > ftp_proxy=? > > Once I get this going I'll be onto stuff like printers... > > ntlmaps worked fairly well on the old system. I expect it will work ok > here. > I still need to figure out how to put in a hash so it will ask me for the > password > rather than using a file with it in clear text. :0 > > -Bruce > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 10/07/2008 01:26:16 PM: > > > On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 12:05 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I think I will need to do the proxy thing again. > > > > Probably. You might ask your IT people if it is possible to have > > them configure an exception for your stuff. > > > > > What is the name of the base package system ... > > > > APT (Advanced Package Tool), with "apt-get" being the most popular > command. > > > > > ... where do I find the configuration files to send it to the proxy? > > > > I'm guessing /etc/apt/apt.conf wil be the most likely place for that > > sort of option. I seem to recall that "man apt.conf" was reasonably > > comprehensive. > > > > > I will use ntlmaps again. It was fun the first time... > > > > I've never used or heard of ntlmaps before, but Google found its > > home page for me. (It appears to be a sort of HTTP proxy gateway. It > > acts as an HTTP proxy client speaking NTLM authentication to an > > upstream proxy server that requires NTLM; it acts as an HTTP proxy > > server speaking BASIC/DIGEST to downstream clients which don't speak > > NTLM; and it bridges the two worlds.) It is likely your upstream > > proxy server supports other forms of authentication (such as BASIC or > > DIGEST), and may even have them enabled. If they're not enabled, you > > might ask your IT people to enable them. Or maybe it's easier to just > > deploy ntlmaps; your call. :) > > > > -- Ben > > _______________________________________________ > > gnhlug-discuss mailing list > > gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org > > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ > > > ****************************** > Neither the footer nor anything else in this E-mail is intended to or > constitutes an <br>electronic signature and/or legally binding agreement in > the absence of an <br>express statement or Autoliv policy and/or procedure to > the contrary.<br>This E-mail and any attachments hereto are Autoliv property > and may contain legally <br>privileged, confidential and/or proprietary > information.<br>The recipient of this E-mail is prohibited from distributing, > copying, forwarding or in any way <br>disseminating any material contained > within this E-mail without prior written <br>permission from the author. If > you receive this E-mail in error, please <br>immediately notify the author > and delete this E-mail. Autoliv disclaims all <br>responsibility and > liability for the consequences of any person who fails to <br>abide by the > terms herein. <br> > ****************************** > > _______________________________________________ > gnhlug-discuss mailing list > gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/