Ubuntu
webbrowser-app package

No way to use a proxy server in webbrowser-app

Bug #1383716 reported by Chris Croome
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
webbrowser-app (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

It would be nice to be able to specify a socks proxy server via ~/.config/webbrowser-app/settings.conf

For example (using the Firefox about:config variables for this example):

network.proxy.socks=localhost
network.proxy.socks_port=3128
network.proxy.no_proxies_on=localhost,127.0.0.1
network.proxy.socks_remote_dns=true
network.proxy.socks_version=5

A socks proxy can easily be created using ssh and / or tor.

Olivier Tilloy (osomon)
Changed in webbrowser-app:
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
Changed in webbrowser-app (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Olivier Tilloy (osomon)
Changed in webbrowser-app (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
no longer affects: webbrowser-app
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