[Bug 783409] Re: Proxy authentication not available to programs using apt

[jeremy-list]

I seem to have found a workaround:
First install polipo. Then run "polipo parentProxy=proxy.domain:port parentAuthCredentials=username:password &"
In the "Network Proxy" preferences: choose "Manual Proxy configuration", set the "HTTP proxy" field to 127.0.0.1, set the port to whatever port polipo said it was listening on, check "use the same proxy for all protocols", and make sure it isn't trying to use authentication (because polipo should take care of that now, not your other programs).

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Title:
  Proxy authentication not available to programs using apt

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I just installed new Ubuntu 11.04 (64-bit).
  I'm sitting behind the proxy that requires authentication.
  I put proxy params, including authentication, to Synaptic, to System-Preferences-Network Proxy (and made them system wide here) and to /etc/profile (in a form "export http_proxy=http://user:passwd@proxy.domain.cz:port/"), I restarted the computer.
  Still, when I try to install (and consequently download) additional drivers for Nvidia or not on CD included parts of language support, I keep getting "407 Proxy Authentication Required" error and I must download all of the debs manually.
  And - to add the last straw to my anger - the window reporting this error is so small and not resizable, that even reading it or copying debs URLs is extremely difficult!

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