I would recommend not to have system-wide proxy settings, but proxy setting for every connection. Since there could be different proxy servers in different locations. Each WiFi AP should have his own proxy settings saved. This also implies gui setup for proxy.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to webbrowser-app in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1452291 Title: Browser cannot use system proxy settings Status in Canonical System Image: Confirmed Status in Oxide: Confirmed Status in ubuntu-system-settings package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in webbrowser-app package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in webbrowser-app package in Ubuntu RTM: Confirmed Bug description: While I can create successfully system proxy settings using gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy use-same-proxy false gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy mode "'manual'" gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy ignore-hosts "['localhost', '127.0.0.0/8', '192.168.0.0/16', '::1']" gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.ftp host "'192.168.112.1'" gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.ftp port 800 gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.socks host "'192.168.112.1'" gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.socks port 800 gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.http host "'192.168.112.1'" gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.http port 800 gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.http use-authentication false gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.http enabled true gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.https host "'192.168.112.1'" gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.https port 800 those settings are currently not being used by the browser app. Accordingly I would like to request the addition of a feature to use the system proxy settings in the browser app. I have tested this on an by Aquaris E4.5 with Ubuntu 14.10 (r21). To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1452291/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
