I still don't think that the gnome proxy settings should be what update- manager should look at for several reasons:
1. I might run update-manager with root permissions (remember: I might even do this without a proper intention, because all the update tools need superuser priviliges) - then there's no way to access the gnome proxy settings of the user anymore 2. The technical reason: update-manager serves (in a rough view) as a front-end to apt. Listening to the gnome proxy settings is nice, but as long as the apt-settings are not correct (or - by mistake or intention - apt and gnome have different proxy settings), update-manager should still use exactly the same mechanism as apt does. Use case: set up a local apt proxy for Ubuntu and use an http proxy to forward all apt-requests to is, but the default web access is provided by the plain router setup. -- Doesn't honor gnome proxy settigs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/24250 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
