[hardy] ltsp-build-client doesn't work behind proxys

[Thermaltaker]

ltsp-build-client doesn't work behind proxys. It seems to me that it doesnt look after /etc/apt/apt.conf where the proxy is in.

If you want to install it you have to add following lines to /etc/bash.bashrc:

export http_proxy=http://username:<email address hidden>:port/
export ftp_proxy=http://username:<email address hidden>/

and reboot.

Is it possible to fix it in order to use the normal apt-configuration?

Greez therm

[Stéphane Graber (stgraber)]

Confirmed, 020-apt-get-update should also check apt.conf for PROXY.
I'm not sure if debootstrap will check that file though so you may need http_proxy anyway.

[Stéphane Graber (stgraber)]

note that you can also do :
http_proxy=http://username:<email address hidden>:port/ ftp_proxy=http://username:<email address hidden>/ ltsp-build-client

to achieve the same as modifying bash.bashrc but without rebooting.

[Scott Balneaves (sbalneav)]

I'll take this one on. Stephane, lets meet up sometime in the next week or two to figure this one out.

[Simon Hova (simon-hova)]

This also affects the install package, when trying to install the LTSP server from the alternate CD, it will fail the entire installation.

[Stéphane Graber (stgraber)]

New release of LTSP correctly handles proxying for both debootstrap and the chroot itself.