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  1. Bug #13661
  2. Comment #15

Comment 15 for bug 13661

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arencinosa (arencinosa) wrote : Re: get proxy config from gnome configuration

[whole "story"]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/synaptic/+bug/105415/comments/13

[Sorry, but I found that other bug report first, and just now I realize this one is more related to. Essentially:]
After trying to get installed msttcorefonts through synaptic using proxy, I got a '407 Authentication Required'. I figured out how to get those *.exe files needed locally and I included the proper configuration on my /etc/hosts in order to let synaptic downloads them from localhost. I "unconfigured" my proxy settings ("direct connection" in global and synaptic specific settings) and then again I got a '407 Authentication Required'. Why? I found that synaptic was using this entry on /var/cache/debconf/config.dat:

Name: msttcorefonts/http_proxy
Template: msttcorefonts/http_proxy
Value: <my_proxy_host_and_port>
Owners: msttcorefonts

I needed to unset that "Value" property in order to get synaptic not using proxy even when I have a "direct connection" setting on both global proxy configuration and synaptic proxy configuration. Is that ok?? I mean, am I the only one who doesn't like that??