Well,all I ever wanted was to download and install an application from the terminal.
And to my surprise I just can't I tried to reset proxy of the terminal by some commands but it doesn't happen and automatically switches back to this proxy 172.16.0.16 (which apparently was my college proxy). I checked in my system settings too..
Alright, so basically what I need is for the terminal to use a SOCKS (version 4) proxy.
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Ubuntu team announced the release of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) for Desktop, Server,Cloud, and Core products.This tutorial we will show what changes from ubuntu 11.10.
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Ubuntu Tweak is an application to config Ubuntu easier for everyone.It provides many useful desktop and system options that the default desktop environment doesn’t provide.With its help, you will enjoy with the experience of Ubuntu!
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Hello all,
I have installed ubuntu 12.04 in my laptop.The proxy setting is working for internet connections,I can browse the net.
How proxy is set up in my system.system settings then network then network proxy and selected Manual and added the proxy setting and I applied system-wide
So ,my question is how can I set proxy setting in such away that it include my username and password?.
Since new version of U1 (4.0), it's been claimed that it can read OS proxy settings. But in my case it didn't.
I have my network settings set to "Auto Proxy Discovery". And browsers, mail and other apps are working fine.
I had to configure proxy settings for Dropbox manually (it has such configuration). But how can I configure U1 proxy manually? If it for some reason ignores Auto Proxy Settings.
Hi all
I have a ubuntu box and I installed privoxy to use my machine as a proxy to test websites from different regions.
Decided against this and removed via purge but remembered the global proxy settings are still set.
Problem: I am SSHed into the box as i am not near the box and I need to install some things but cant as its looking at localhost (via proxy)
I have tried the following
export
Hi,
just upgraded fron 10.04 LTS to 12.04.1 LTS and I have a problem with the (minimalistic) approach for setting the system wide proxy settings.
I travel a lot and work in different environments each requiring different proxy settings with and without authenticitation as well as at home where I have no proxy.
In 10.04 LTS, I used to be able to save the configurations in the proxy-setting
Canonical is adding a new feature to its Ubuntu operating system that will allow desktop users to access popular Internet services without opening a browser window. Instead, a Web page can be accessed as a desktop application.
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