Oh yes, I also needed to do this to get any updates to work: sudo gedit /etc/apt/apt.conf
Acquire::http::Proxy "http://WWW.XXX.YYY.ZZZ:####"; ** Also affects: synaptic Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: hundredpapercuts Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: synaptic Status: New => Invalid -- Synaptic, update-manager, apt-get and wget should share proxy settings https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/283500 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