HOWTO: Use wget,lynx and apt-get trough Proxy UBUNTU

HOWTO: Use wget,lynx and apt-get trough Proxy UBUNTU

OPTION 1: Set up and environment variable, type:

export http_proxy="http://myproxy.mydomain.com:8080"

Or (with user/pass)

export http_proxy="http://username:pasword@myproxy.mydomain.com:8080"

Where:

myproxy.mydomain.com : IP or name of the Proxy server
8080 : Proxy Port
username : User name
pasword : Password

OPTION 2: Edit environment file:

a.- add this lines to your /etc/environment

wmunguiam@server:~$ vim /etc/environment

Lines:

http_proxy="http://myproxy.mydomain.com:8080"
ftp_proxy="http://myproxy.mydomain.com:8080"

Or: (with user/pass)

http_proxy="http://username:pasword@myproxy.mydomain.com:8080"
ftp_proxy="http://username:pasword@myproxy.mydomain.com:8080"

c.- Apply changes:

wmunguiam@server:~$ sudo source /etc/environment