Re: [newbie] Updates via Proxies through a Firewall

[Axalon Bloodstone]

On Mon, 6 Dec 1999, Brian Schroeder wrote:

> I have recently installed my first Mandrake Linux (I have had some
> experience in the past with Redhat), and thought I would try installing
> the updates.  Unfortunately, it can't get through our firewall.
> 
> How do I make it use the http proxy (I assume it is using HTTP)?
> 
> 
> Brian.

It uses wget, so you'll need just to set your HTTP_PROXY env variable, in
either ~/.bashrc or /etc/profile 

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