10 June 2012

How To Configure Ubuntu To Update Through Proxy - Ubuntu 12.04/11.10

If you are connecting to the internet behind a proxy in Ubuntu 12.04/11.10 or older, you can find this tutorial very useful because it will show you the steps to make your system update via proxy.

Getting Started

1. Open the terminal and issue this command:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/apt.conf

2. In this file, add this line and replace your own proxy details:

Acquire::http::Proxy "http://username:password@proxy_server:proxy_port";

Replace all details marked in colors with your own proxy server access details. Then save your file and exit.

That's it!