installer seems to ignore proxy-settings

[mveltre]

Binary package hint: flashplugin-nonfree

Package: flashplugin-nonfree 10.0.12.36ubuntu1

hi,

when installing flashplugin-nonfree on intrepid, the install-process ignores the proxy-settings of both /etc/apt/apt.conf and any .wgetrc. It looks like the installer uses an old wget-version, which ignores the proxy-settings. If the installation is done by synaptic, no error is reported on installation.

To test this behavior try:
- connect to a network where no direct internet access is possible but trough a http-proxy
- set proxy settings in /etc/apt/sources.list and /home/<YourUser>/.wgetrc and /root/.wgetrc
- sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

The only way I found to enable the flashplugin is to re-install it when connected to the internet without using a proxy.

Thanks,
Markus

[nanouck (nanouck)]

Hi,

looking at postinstall script

cd /var/cache/flashplugin-installer
[...]
# setting wget options
  :> wgetrc
  echo "noclobber = off" >> wgetrc
  echo "dir_prefix = ." >> wgetrc
  echo "dirstruct = off" >> wgetrc
  echo "verbose = on" >> wgetrc
  echo "progress = dot:default" >> wgetrc
# downloading the plugin
  echo "Downloading..."
  rm -f $FILENAME
  WGETRC=wgetrc wget $PARTNER_URL \
   || fp_exit_with_error "download failed"
  rm -f wgetrc
  echo "Download done."

So it is overwriting /root/.wgetrc where maybe proxy settings are.

But it should get proxy settings from gnome or synaptic configuration

my workaround is to create a wget fake command
#/!bin/sh
HTTP_PROXY="http://ip:port"
PROXY_USER=proxyuser
PROXY_PASSWD=proxypass
http_proxy=$HTTP_PROXY /usr/bin/wget --http-password=$PROXY_PASSWD --http-user=$PROXY_USER $1

then
export PATH=path_of_faked_wget:$PATH

[Savvas Radevic (medigeek)]

Please forward your idea here:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=499891

However, a similar fix is already mentioned:
"http_proxy=http://my.proxy.intranet:8080/ apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree"

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.