[Bug 1766542] Re: Installation blocks when the machine is behind a proxy server

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This bug was fixed in the package apt - 1.7.0~alpha0ubuntu2

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apt (1.7.0~alpha0ubuntu2) cosmic; urgency=medium

  [ David Kalnischkies ]
  * Add boilerplate plural form to po/apt-all.pot
  * don't try SRV requests based on IP addresses
  * use 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost as default Tor proxy
  * Extend apt build-dep pkg/release to switch dep as needed
  * Support release selector for volatile files as well
  * Start pkg records for deb files with dpkg output
  * Deprectate buggy/incorrect Rls/PkgFile::IsOk methods
  * Support --with-source in show & search commands
  * Support local files as arguments in show command (Closes: 883206)
  * Drop alternative URIs we got a hash-based fail from
  * Handle by-hash URI construction more centrally
  * Don't force the same mirror for by-hash URIs
  * Reword error for timed out read/write on SOCKS proxy (Closes: #898886)
  * Don't show acquire warning for "hidden" components (Closes: #879591)
  * Use a steady clock source for progress reporting
  * Use steady clock source for bandwidth limitation

  [ Filipe Brandenburger ]
  * Update .gitignore
  * Increase debug verbosity in `apt-get autoremove`
  * Extend test-apt-get-autoremove to check debug output

  [ Julian Andres Klode ]
  * tests: Do not expect requested-by if sudo was invoked by root
  * Run tests on GitLab CI
  * Handle a missed case of timed out ip addresses (LP: #1766542)
  * Lower default timeout from 120s to 30s
  * apt-key: Pass all instead of gpg-agent to gpgconf --kill (LP: #1773992)
  * Fix lock counting in debSystem

  [ annadane ]
  * Add verb 'be' to NEWS entry for 1.5~beta1 (Closes: 892792)

  [ Алексей Шилин ]
  * Russian program translation update (Closes: 898797)

  [ Frans Spiesschaert ]
  * Dutch program translation update (Closes: #900589)
  * Dutch manpage translation update (Closes: #900602)

 -- Julian Andres Klode <juliank at ubuntu.com>  Tue, 19 Jun 2018 17:12:51
+0200

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  Installation blocks when the machine is behind a proxy server

Status in OEM Priority Project:
  Confirmed
Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete
Status in apt source package in Bionic:
  New
Status in ubiquity source package in Bionic:
  New

Bug description:
  When the machine is behind a proxy server, the installation will block
  for a while (several minutes) to retrieve the package lists. The
  timeouts are too long and makes user feels the machine may have some
  problems.

  The symptom is similar with bug #14599, but it seems the apt-setup
  module was rewritten.

  Another method to trigger this issue is to make the machine cannot
  access to the Internet, for instance: a wrong gateway.

  Image: 16.04

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