I confirm this bug. In my case I wanted to install b43-fwcutter (proprietary driver for a wireless card) using a network behind a proxy.
A. Normal procedure (FAIL)
1) Set proxy in System->Preferences->Network Proxy and set it to be system-wide
2) Install driver through System->Administration->Hardware Drivers, or
3) Install b43-fwcutter through synaptic
DIDN'T WORK because it requires a wget command that was not using the proxy
C. Download both b43-fwcutter and firmware and then install (FAIL)
DIDN'T WORK because the installer didn't care if the firmware is on same folder and keep trying to download it
D. Using environment variable http_proxy (FAIL)
1) Set proxy in environment variable http_proxy
2) Install with 'sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter'
DIDN'T WORK and give an error similar to
"Connecting to voxel.dl.sourceforge.net|208.122.31.13|:80... failed: Connection refused."
E. Set proxy in /etc/wgetrc (ONLY WAY TO INSTALL IT)
1) uncomment lines with http_proxy and ftp_proxy and set the proxy
2) sudo sh
3) apt-get install b43-fwcutter
Strangely using 'sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter' even after setting the proxy in /etc/wgetrc was still not working.
However, as root (using sudo sh) it finally installs it
SOLUTION:
In my opinion there must a way that, somehow, forces wget to use the proxy set in System->Preferences->Network Proxy
I confirm this bug. In my case I wanted to install b43-fwcutter (proprietary driver for a wireless card) using a network behind a proxy.
A. Normal procedure (FAIL) >Preferences- >Network Proxy and set it to be system-wide >Administration ->Hardware Drivers, or
1) Set proxy in System-
2) Install driver through System-
3) Install b43-fwcutter through synaptic
DIDN'T WORK because it requires a wget command that was not using the proxy
B. Download and install (FAIL) archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ pool/main/ b/b43-fwcutter/ b43-fwcutter_ 012-1build1_ i386.deb via browser
1) Download http://
2) Double-click to install
DIDN'T WORK because it also requires the wget command to get the firmware
C. Download both b43-fwcutter and firmware and then install (FAIL)
DIDN'T WORK because the installer didn't care if the firmware is on same folder and keep trying to download it
D. Using environment variable http_proxy (FAIL) sourceforge. net|208. 122.31. 13|:80. .. failed: Connection refused."
1) Set proxy in environment variable http_proxy
2) Install with 'sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter'
DIDN'T WORK and give an error similar to
"Connecting to voxel.dl.
E. Set proxy in /etc/wgetrc (ONLY WAY TO INSTALL IT)
1) uncomment lines with http_proxy and ftp_proxy and set the proxy
2) sudo sh
3) apt-get install b43-fwcutter
Strangely using 'sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter' even after setting the proxy in /etc/wgetrc was still not working.
However, as root (using sudo sh) it finally installs it
SOLUTION: >Preferences- >Network Proxy
In my opinion there must a way that, somehow, forces wget to use the proxy set in System-