Synaptic proxy
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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synaptic (Ubuntu) |
Incomplete
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Medium
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Michael Vogt |
Bug Description
I am attempting to use Ubuntu in a university computer lab (I am the lecturer). The lab is, of course, behind our proxy. Apart from the consequent username and password issues, in our installation port 3128 is closed. Problems with Ubuntu:
1. The installer cannot find the repository sites and therefore does not set up package repositories.
2. Synaptic ignores changes to proxy settings, even if made within Synaptic itself. It therefore cannot be used in the lab.
I have searched various sites and bugzilla, etc, but there does not appear to be a solution. The course I teach does not intend to create Linux gurus; rather to have people USE Linux. Unfortunately, I will have to use another distro such as Fedora or Debian Sarge until this very significant Ubuntu problem is fixed.
Does this mean that Ubuntu is NOT used anywhere there is a proxy? I find it hard to believe that there is no simple solution...what am I missing here?
The reason I find it hard to believe is that Ubuntu is so good at everything else. Surely this is a very major issue?
Bill Chivers
Changed in synaptic: | |
assignee: | desktop-bugs → mvo |
I can use Synaptic's proxy settings fine where I am.