[Bug 1098960] [NEW] apt does not distinguish between regular and debian caches

[Hadmut Danisch]

Public bug reported:

Hi,

I am using apt-cacher-ng to reduce network traffic and to download each
ubuntu package only once. There I have entries like

Acquire::http::Proxy "http://127.0.0.1:3142/";

in my apt config.

But then some packages won't install and configure anymore, e.g.
oracle-java7-installer , when they download further software from
Internet that are not included in the packages themselves, for
copyright/license or other reasons. The problem is that apt somehow
passes the setting through to the installation process and the package
scripts believe that there is a web proxy, trying to use it for general
HTTP downloads. This fails because apt-cacher-ng allows access to
debian/ubuntu repositories only and not to general HTTP objects.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: apt 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-35.55-generic 3.2.34
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-35-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu15.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jan 12 21:06:11 2013
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111011)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/tcsh
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-03 (254 days ago)

** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise

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Title:
  apt does not distinguish between regular and debian caches

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hi,

  I am using apt-cacher-ng to reduce network traffic and to download
  each ubuntu package only once. There I have entries like

  Acquire::http::Proxy "http://127.0.0.1:3142/";

  in my apt config.

  But then some packages won't install and configure anymore, e.g.
  oracle-java7-installer , when they download further software from
  Internet that are not included in the packages themselves, for
  copyright/license or other reasons. The problem is that apt somehow
  passes the setting through to the installation process and the package
  scripts believe that there is a web proxy, trying to use it for
  general HTTP downloads. This fails because apt-cacher-ng allows access
  to debian/ubuntu repositories only and not to general HTTP objects.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: apt 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-35.55-generic 3.2.34
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-35-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu15.1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Jan 12 21:06:11 2013
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111011)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/tcsh
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-03 (254 days ago)

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