Ubuntu – What happened to /etc/apt/apt.conf

11.04aptPROXY

I was browsing through the apt folder to try my proxy settings and I was unable to find the apt.conf file in Ubuntu 11.04. Is there any alternative file for it?

Adding proxy settings to 99-synaptic in apt.conf.d does not help as it gets overwritten everytime I restart the system.

Best Answer

The /etc/apt/apt.conf file is still read if it exists. The apt configuration provided by packages is installed as separate files in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ so that it can be added and updated independent of any local changes you make in the main configuration file.

So if you have local configuration changes, just create the file.

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In Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:

When you come home, try not applying no-proxy system-wide. This doesn't edit the apt.conf file, yet software center uses no proxy. Works for me, dunno how.

Ubuntu – How to set system wide proxy in Ubuntu 18.04

Set proxy details in Environment variables;
Edit /etc/environment and add following lines (replace username, password, host and port with your proxy details).

http_proxy=http://username:password@host:port/
ftp_proxy=ftp://username:password@host:port/
https_proxy=https://username:password@host:port/

For apt,software center & etc;
edit /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80proxy (if its not exist create it) and add the following lines

Acquire::http::proxy "http://username:password@host:port/";
Acquire::ftp::proxy "ftp://username:password@host:port/";
Acquire::https::proxy "https://username:password@host:port/";

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