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[Julian Andres Klode <juliank@xxxxxxxxxx>]

APT does not support proxy auto-configuration, and never will, as this
requires a JavaScript engine, which is not a good idea to run as root
and depend on in a package with Priority: important.

But you should be able to write your own implementation by writing a
script and set Acquire::http::ProxyAutoDetect to it. See squid-deb-proxy
for an example script.

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Opinion

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/651229

Title:
  software center/software updater/apt-get doesn't use proxy
  authentication info and gets no internet access

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Opinion
Status in software-center package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  System has internet access via a proxy server with authentication.
  All info is set in "System/Preferences/Network Proxy" and applied system wide.
  Update manager reports a "407" when trying to download.
  Firefox hasn't any problems using the system defaults.
  As we all know, synaptic has got its own proxy preferences. That works and this is the only way for updating the system.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  Package: update-manager 1:0.142.15
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed Sep 29 17:10:53 2010
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha i386 (20100803.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=de_DE.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: update-manager

  See also bug 897686.

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