flashinstall ignores proxy setting fails, but reports success

[graemev]

Binary package hint: flashplugin-installer

# lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 10.10
Release: 10.10

#apt-cache policy flashplugin-installer
flashplugin-installer:
  Installed: 10.1.102.65ubuntu0.10.10.1
  Candidate: 10.1.102.65ubuntu0.10.10.1

See also old bug: #494955

On 10.10 . If I install flash-installer , it reports success , however it has failed:

(this is a reinstall)

Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 222610 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace flashplugin-installer 10.1.102.65ubuntu0.10.10.1 (using .../flashplugin-installer_10.1.102.65ubuntu0.10.10.1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement flashplugin-installer ...
Setting up flashplugin-installer (10.1.102.65ubuntu0.10.10.1) ...
Downloading...
--2010-12-16 19:35:31-- http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_10.1.102.65.orig.tar.gz
Resolving archive.canonical.com... 91.189.88.33
Connecting to archive.canonical.com|91.189.88.33|:80... failed: Connection refused.
download failed
The Flash plugin is NOT installed.

The reason this is failing is that it going DIRECT, ignoring the system proxy settings:

Meanwhile on my firewall ....

Dec 16 19:30:28 xxxxxx kernel: [3978645.286149] SPYWARE->eth2 IN=eth1 OUT=eth2 SRC=xx.yy.zz.01 DST=91.189.88.33 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=63 ID=20259 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=399\
22 DPT=80 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0

[graemev (graeme-launchpad)]

Manually set http_proxy env var (as follows, NB address of proxy anonymoused)

# http_proxy=xx.yy.zz.99:3128 apt-get install flashplugin-installer

This installs OK. Using synaptic / or missing out env setting above causes it to fail.
(missing a step where the system proxy is loaded?)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[sou (jacek-ziemianski)]

ubuntu 12.10 64bit same error