Proxy + Yum

Hi guys!

I need to run yum using a proxy, read the manual and searched the internet. and got this instruction.

"If you would like to use a proxy with yum you can simply set a
shell environment variable of http_proxy. Set it to the url for
your proxy. Ex: http://your_proxyort/"

the problem is, where should i put the proxy setting or how do a set a shell environment variable?

Any help will be appreciated..THANK YOU!

ok!

..tried this "$ export http_proxy="http://myproxy.com:8080/" but still no luck.

anyone please.!?

You have to set it before you export it...

From yum' man page:

Proxy configuration
If you would like to use a proxy with yum you can simply set a
shell environment variable of http_proxy. Set it to the url for
your proxy. Ex: "http://your_proxyort/"

Originally posted by ugob You have to set it before you export it...

ok!

well, still a newbie and never had experience on bash.

could you pls..um...would you mind?..just give me the proper syntacs?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH SIR!

yehaaa!...problem solved!

here's how, at the prompt.

$set "http://myproxy.mydomain:8080/"
$export proxy_http="http://myproxy.mydomain:8080/"

BIG thanks for ugop!

There you go...

No problem

Originally posted by ugob There you go... No problem

ok! but now,...i want it to be permanent!

the problem is i cant find information on the net...more on PATH etc.

i wish my problem will be solved before christmas...so i could fresh start the next project next year.

THANKS PEOPLE!

easy, you want to make it permanent for one user or for all users?

for all? Add your set and export to /etc/profile

for a user only?

same thing to ~/.bash_profile

Originally posted by ugob easy, you want to make it permanent for one user or for all users? for all? Add your set and export to /etc/profile for a user only? same thing to ~/.bash_profile

*again my savior*

surely, will try this one soon i finished reinstalling the system. well,i did something that newbie should not do..i tried to acces my XP Hard Disk as slave, edit my grub configuration and insert something like this i got from the internet:

title WinXP
unhide (hd1,0)

and whoola!!!...everything is gone. ..i think would be better if i attend a training on linux, at least a basic course...hihihi.

be back soon people...thanks again ugob!

don't reinstall, just boot in rescue mode, using the cd, or boot from the floppy you've created at install. You did that right?

Then you edit your grub.conf, reboot.