[SOLVED] how to change proxy settings through terminal in ubuntu12.04

ajay06081993 · 12-24-2012, 08:33 AM

hey

i am using ubuntu12.04. terminal has university proxy now i want to change it to non-proxy settings.chrome and firefox is working fine and from terminal i want to download sudo apt-get install youtube-dl and it is showing that connecting to some proxy address.now i want to change it to non-proxy settings. how to do that?

with regards
ajay

alieblice · 12-24-2012, 09:01 AM

check here :
system setting > network > network proxy > method

put method on "None" if it was on auto or manual

ajay06081993 · 12-24-2012, 09:09 AM

thank it works for me. Is terminal proxy settings affect from network proxy if yes then i have to set proxy settings for terminal using this method.

markush · 12-24-2012, 09:37 AM

In general (independent of the distribution) in a terminal you could use the following commands

Code:

export http_proxy=192.168.1.3
export https_proxy=192.168.1.3
export ftp_proxy=192.168.1.3

of course you will have to use the real IP-address of the university proxy. Note that this setting is only valid for the shell where the command was executed.
When you want to use the settings for your whole session, you could put the settings in a script which must be sourced, not executed create a script named (for example) "proxysettings"

Code:

# proxysettings
export http_proxy=192.168.1.3
export https_proxy=192.168.1.3
export ftp_proxy=192.168.1.3

then you can source it in your ~/.bashrc with the following command

Code:

source proxysettings

The disadvantage is that this would always be done when you login, not only at university. If you only need the proxy in a terminal for downloading, you can source the script on the commandline with the same command.

Markus