Comment 4 for bug 870643

Output of $ apt-config shell http_proxy Acquire::http::Proxy https_proxy Acquire::https::Proxy
There is no output from the above command

apt.conf is not in the location described /etc/apt.conf, But I found a copy located at /usr/share/doc/apt/examples. The text is as follows:

// $Id: apt.conf,v 1.43 1999/12/06 02:19:38 jgg Exp $
/* This file is a sample configuration file with a few harmless sample
   options.
*/

APT
{
  // Options for apt-get
  Get
  {
     Download-Only "false";
  };

};

// Options for the downloading routines
Acquire
{
  Retries "0";
};

// Things that effect the APT dselect method
DSelect
{
  Clean "auto"; // always|auto|prompt|never
};

DPkg
{
  // Probably don't want to use force-downgrade..
  Options {"--force-overwrite";}
}

I am assuming that this copy of apt.conf is not in use.