How to Set the Proxy for APT on Ubuntu 18.04
Overview Aptitude will not use the HTTP Proxy environment variables. Instead, it has its own configuration file where you can set your proxy. If you filled in your proxy information during installation, the Apt configuration file would have been automatically updated. However, if you did not, then you must follow the following instructions. Creating an Apt Proxy Conf File Apt loads all configuration files under /etc/apt/apt.conf.d. We can create a configuration specifically for our proxy there, keeping it separate from all other configurations. Create a new configuration file named proxy.conf. sudo touch /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/proxy.conf 2. Open the proxy.conf file in a text editor. sudo vi /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/proxy.conf 3. Add the following line to set your HTTP proxy. Acquire::http::Proxy “http://user:password@proxy.server:port/"; 4. Ad d the following line to set your HTTPS proxy. Acquire::https::Proxy “http://user:password@proxy.server:port/"; 6. Save your changes...