@delan, synaptic uses its own proxy setting stored in ~/.synaptic/synaptic.conf which overrides system settings. This issue still exists in latest version of synaptic.
** Changed in: synaptic (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Triaged -- get proxy config from gnome configuration https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/13661 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs