Configuring proxy for apt in debian

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Configuring proxy for apt in debian

To configure proxy for apt in debian use following steps:

1. Edit file '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/70debconf'
2. Append lines

   Acquire::http::Proxy "http://proxy.virtual-labs.ac.in:8080";
   Acquire::ftp::Proxy "http://proxy.virtual-labs.ac.in:8080";

   If proxy requires authentication then username and password can be specified using:

   Acquire::ftp
   {
   Proxy "ftp://proxy:2121/";
   ProxyLogin
   {
   "USER <username>";
   "PASS <password>";
   }
   }

Steps have been learned from http://wiki.debian.org/AptConf