Setting Up Connection to Proxy Server: Linux

Setting Up Connection to Proxy Server

Connection to proxy server is set up in case if any proxy server is used to access the internet. To do this, specify proxy server address, user name and password used for authorization at the proxy server, in the configuration files:

Add the following strings to the /etc/environment global system variable file:

https_proxy="http://<domain>\<user name>:<password>@<proxy_address>:<port>/"

http_proxy="http://<domain>\<user name>:<password>@<proxy_address>:<port>/"
ftp_proxy="http://<domain>\<user name>:<password>@<proxy_address>:<port>/"

no_proxy="127.0.0.1, localhost, *.<proxy address>"

Add the following strings for the APT package manager for Debian-based distribution files in the /etc/apt/apt.conf file:

Acquire::https::Proxy="http://<domain>\<name>:<password>@<proxy_address>:<port>/";

Acquire::http::Proxy="http://<domain>\<name>:<password>@<proxy_address>:<port>/";

Acquire::ftp::Proxy="http://<domain>\<name>:<password>@<proxy_address>:<port>/";

Acquire::::Proxy="true";

To load files using the wget utility, determine the following settings in the /etc/wgetrc file:

https_proxy = http://<proxy_address>:<port>/

http_proxy = http://<proxy_address>:<port>/

ftp_proxy = http://<proxy_address>:<port>/

use_proxy = on

If proxy server is intended to use authorization, add the following strings:

proxy-user = <user name>

proxy-password = <password>

Determine user session settings in the bash command-line shell in the ~/.bashrc file:

export https_proxy="http://<name>:<password>@<proxy_address>:<port>/"

export http_proxy="http://<name>:<password>@<proxy_address>:<port>/"

export ftp_proxy="http://<name>:<password>@<proxy_address>:<port>/"

export no_proxy="127.0.0.1, localhost, *.<proxy_address>"

Determine the YUM package manger settings in RedHat-based distribution files in the /etc/yum.conf file:

proxy=http://<proxy_address>:<port>

If proxy server is intended to use authorization, add the following strings:

proxy_user = <user name>

proxy_password = <password>