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Using server version of 10.4 beta 2

Need to to set the proxy that the system needs to use

Thanks

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I would like to setup the proxy from a /etc/network/interfaces file, which has been enhanced with guessnet-magic; so depending on the network I end up using I want to setup the system wide proxy. – blueyed Aug 11 '11 at 18:44
oh man, this is just mean, over 10k views, and only 4 up boats :( – thecoshman May 24 '12 at 7:56

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Depending on your needs you could add 

   http_proxy="http://your.proxy.here:3128/"
   https_proxy="http://your.proxy.here:3128/"
   ftp_proxy="http://your.proxy.here:3128/"

to /etc/environment to have them set by the login-process.

cheerio

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would this apply the proxy settings even if no one logs in? Ideally, I don't want to have to arse around on the machine, just to update it or what not. – thecoshman Apr 15 '10 at 11:59
Typo: cat /etc/environment – medigeek Jan 9 '12 at 8:58
Fixed, thanks medigeek – Lairsdragon Sep 13 '12 at 17:36
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http://studyhat.blogspot.com/2010/01/squid-proxt-server.html

in place of yum install you can use sudo apt-get install squid then follow the blog!!!

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Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference. – Mark Henderson♦ May 22 '12 at 2:03
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To proxy updates, add a new file called 01proxy to your /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ directory with the following line:

Acquire::http::proxy "http://[user]:[password]@[server_ip_or_name]:[port#]";

Substitute the user name/password used to log into the proxy (if required), the server ip or fully-resolved name, and the proxy port # to use when adding this line.

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