Public bug reported: http://www.ubuntu.com/FixForUpgradeIssue has no instructions on how users can use a proxy server from the text mode.
Using 'export http_proxy=http://server:port' users can set the proxy server on the prompt, after which apt-get will use this proxy server ** Affects: Ubuntu Importance: Untriaged Status: Unconfirmed -- Additional information https://launchpad.net/bugs/57911 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs