On Sun, 16 May 2010 14:06:55 -0430, Jose Ildefonso Camargo Tolosa <ildefonso.cama...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi! > > On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 10:27 AM, a...@gmail <adbas...@googlemail.com> > wrote: >> Hello all >> I was wondering if anyone knows how to remove a proxy from a linux system >> >> I haven't added the proy to any files, but everytime I try for instance >> to >> connect it keeps searching for the proxy >> I initially added the proxy with >> >> export http://proxy:port > > export http_proxy=http://proxy:port you mean, right? > >> >> Now when I do unset http_proxy I can connect to the internet and do the >> apt-get and use synaptic without a problem >> but if I reboot the machine it comes back again, unless I unset the proxy >> manually everytime >> >> does anyone know where I can remove it from an Ubuntu hardy based system >> please? > > This is a question more for the Ubuntu mailing list, really. but, I > would do this on *any* Linux system: > > check these files: > > ~/.bashrc (.bashrc on your home directory), and see if the variable > is set there, if no: > > sudo /bin/bash (to get a root shell, on ubuntu, on ther systems: su -): > cd /etc > grep -r http_proxy * > > And see on which files is the variable. > >> >> I decided to stop using squid it caused me a lot of problems since I >> installed it >> it was non stop one problem after another. > > What kind of problems? >
Lots of strange non-Squid problems. This being just one: http://www.mail-archive.com/squid-users@squid-cache.org/msg72561.html Amos
