Sorry for the double-post, but i actually found a solution that does well the trick: run
sudo nano /etc/apt/apt.conf then write de line Acquire::http::Proxy "direct"; Then save, and everything works fine (even wget :O ). -- system-wide proxy does not apply to synaptic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/290313 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs