Ubuntu package system

Tue Oct 7 15:43:25 EDT 2008

Thanks!  Does Update Manager use apt?  Do I need to do something for it?

-Bruce

gnhlug-discuss-bounces at mail.gnhlug.org wrote on 10/07/2008 03:35:38 PM:

> On Tue, 2008-10-07 at 14:55 -0400, bruce.labitt at autoliv.com wrote:
> > I don't seem to have an apt.conf.  Any Ubuntu people out there to tell 
me
> > where to put a new one?  I found the configure-index file which gives 
an
> > example for apt.conf.
> 
> You probably have /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/, which is a directory full of
> snippets which are read sequentially; this way any local customizations
> you make won't be overwritten by a package update.
> 
> Create a file named /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01proxy and put just the proxy
> settings in it.
> 
> It should look something like
> 
> Acquire::http::Proxy "http://proxy.server.name:port";
> 
> There's a one-of-everything sample file
> in /usr/share/doc/apt/examples/configure-index.gz that you can look
> through for inspiration, too.
> 
> > What to use for a proxy command?  Where in the file? beginning? 
Syntax?
> > 
> > http_proxy=?
> > ftp_proxy=?
> > 
> > Once I get this going I'll be onto stuff like printers...
> > 
> > ntlmaps worked fairly well on the old system.  I expect it will work 
ok 
> > here.
> > I still need to figure out how to put in a hash so it will ask me for 
the 
> > password
> > rather than using a file with it in clear text. :0
> > 
> > -Bruce
> > 
> > gnhlug-discuss-bounces at mail.gnhlug.org wrote on 10/07/2008 01:26:16 
PM:
> > 
> > > On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 12:05 PM,  <bruce.labitt at autoliv.com> wrote:
> > > > I think I will need to do the proxy thing again.
> > > 
> > >   Probably.  You might ask your IT people if it is possible to have
> > > them configure an exception for your stuff.
> > > 
> > > > What is the name of the base package system ...
> > > 
> > >   APT (Advanced Package Tool), with "apt-get" being the most popular 

> > command.
> > > 
> > > > ... where do I find the configuration files to send it to the 
proxy?
> > > 
> > >   I'm guessing /etc/apt/apt.conf wil be the most likely place for 
that
> > > sort of option.  I seem to recall that "man apt.conf" was reasonably
> > > comprehensive.
> > > 
> > > > I will use ntlmaps again.  It was fun the first time...
> > > 
> > >   I've never used or heard of ntlmaps before, but Google found its
> > > home page for me.  (It appears to be a sort of HTTP proxy gateway. 
It
> > > acts as an HTTP proxy client speaking NTLM authentication to an
> > > upstream proxy server that requires NTLM; it acts as an HTTP proxy
> > > server speaking BASIC/DIGEST to downstream clients which don't speak
> > > NTLM; and it bridges the two worlds.)  It is likely your upstream
> > > proxy server supports other forms of authentication (such as BASIC 
or
> > > DIGEST), and may even have them enabled.  If they're not enabled, 
you
> > > might ask your IT people to enable them.  Or maybe it's easier to 
just
> > > deploy ntlmaps; your call.  :)
> > > 
> > > -- Ben
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