Of that I'm not really certain. I filed this report because as a user the behaviour surprised me that some things would be able to access the network and others wouldn't.
Having dug into the problem a little it's apparent that it's not trivial to solve - that doesn't mean that it's not worth solving, though. Perhaps Ubuntu could integrate the PACRunner project[1], or something similar, and teach the various network dependant tools to talk to that rather than relying on environment variables? Or perhaps the tools can be taught to use libproxy[2]? At the very least maybe we should alert the user that the automatic settings will result in various things, such as software installation, possibly not working. I suppose which resolution is chosen depends on how much of a priority seamless networking on proxied connections is for Ubuntu and the engineers involved. 1. http://git.kernel.org/cgit/network/connman/pacrunner.git 2. https://code.google.com/p/libproxy/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1084851 Title: No system-wide proxy for "automatic" proxy setting method Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Ubuntu Version info: Description: Ubuntu 12.10 Release: 12.10 Software centre version info: Installed: 5.4.1.2 Candidate: 5.4.1.2 Version table: *** 5.4.1.2 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status I have a computer which is on a network with a proxy configured (where the "Apply system-wide" button was used) on which the USC fails to install software with an error dialogue of: "Failed to download package files Check your Internet connection." I am able to browse the internet in Firefox and install packages from the command line using aptitude on this same computer. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1084851/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
