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Raspberry Pi - APT Proxy

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Using apt-get with a Proxy Server

These instructions are a quick and dirty hack to get up and running. To do it safely and properly, much Googling will be needed.

You need to create /etc/apt/apt.conf
Boot your Pi and log in.
Open a text editor ...

sudo nano /etc/apt/apt.conf

here is the code you need to copy, paste and modify ...

APT::GET::AllowUnauthenticated 1;
Acquire::http::proxy "http://domain\username:password@address:port/";
Acquire::https::proxy "http://domain\username:password@address:port/";
Acquire::ftp::proxy "http://domain\username:password@address:port/";

CTRL+X to quit
Y to save
Press Enter to confirm the file name.

This is roughly what I have to enter. It's bad because my password can be discovered by looking inside the file.

APT::GET::AllowUnauthenticated 1;
Acquire::http::proxy "http://student\nbauers:thisisnotmypassword@10.6.100.10:8080/";
Acquire::https::proxy "http://student\nbauers:thisisnotmypassword@10.6.100.10:8080/";
Acquire::ftp::proxy "http://student\nbauers:thisisnotmypassword@10.6.100.10:8080/";

This file should be deleted immediately after use!