created: 20150514063532944 creator: user modified: 20150514063719345 modifier: user tags: title: apt-get proxy type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki * http://askubuntu.com/questions/109673/how-to-use-apt-get-via-http-proxy-like-this To use apt-get through a proxy, either make a file in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ called proxy or something that you'll recognise, or make (if it doesn't exist) /etc/apt/apt.conf and insert the following line: ``` Acquire::http::Proxy "http://username:password@proxy.server:port/"; ```