wget requires separate proxy setting

[Eshwar Andhavarapu]

Binary package hint: flashplugin-nonfree

Hi,
although it says this package installs succefully, the tar archive that it downloads during installation is not always succefully retrieved.

the problem is that it uses wget to retrieve the tar package. and unless wget is specifically set to use http_proxy from /etc/wgetrc, the file is not retrieved when a proxy server exists on the network. this is irrespective of whether the global proxy and synaptic proxy settings have been set.

suggested solution: pass an additional argument to wget to use the currently set proxy when retrieving the file.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: flashplugin-installer 10.1.82.76ubuntu0.10.04.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-14.20~lucid2-generic 2.6.35
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-14-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 78cd1b811942ece5d1d3e9a7aa68878c
CheckboxSystem: d00f84de8a555815fa1c4660280da308
Date: Thu Aug 12 14:57:38 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_ZA.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: flashplugin-nonfree

[Micheal Harker (mh0)]

Sorry, But if wget is needed to use a proxy, the user should set that up.

Bug Invalid.

[Eshwar Andhavarapu (eshwar.andhavarapu)]

well here's why it makes no sense -

1. most normal users need flash e.g. youtube
2. in lucid they can comfortably set the global proxy as well as the synaptic proxy.
3. so how do you expect that normal user to go edit /etc/wgetrc to make flash work?

there is no error even thrown out during installation that says it didn't install properly.
its not a question of solution as much as one of usability.

[Eshwar Andhavarapu (eshwar.andhavarapu)]

One thing that suddenly appears confusing - why is the package affected wget and not flashplugin-installer or flashplugin-nonfree? but whatever suits the developers i guess.. .