Uninstalling Proxy Servers

Philip try this, open a terminal and type, and look for proxy def line:
sudo gedit /etc/apt/apt.conf
or move the:
sudo mv /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/proxy /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/proxy.old
then try to update and upgrade
sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade

HTH

I'm sorry, but my /etc/apt/apt.conf file is just a blank page. Should I paste something into it, and if so what?

It is ok it'is only a check to get and remove old proxy setup.

Have you checked if you don't have any /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/proxy
file if is there simply remove or move it.

Then open a terminal from Applications->Accessories->Terminal and try to update and upgrade your system with:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade

Give your password when requested (you don't see nothing when you type it) then press enter.

Please give the result of upgrade.

There are other places where we must remove old proxy conf.

Thank you.

I don't seem to have a proxy file in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d. I have 01ubuntu, 05aptitude, 10periodic, 20archive, 50unattended-upgrades, 70debconf and 99update-notifier.
When I use sudo apt-get update in the terminal it still tries to access the proxy server. It gives the following.

philip@Pips-Mean-Machine:~$ sudo apt-get update
0% [Connecting to wwwcache2.dur.ac.uk (129.234.4.10)] [Connecting to wwwcache2.

where wwwcache2 was the proxy server.

Unset proxy setting if they are setted:
A) Go to System->Preferences->Network proxy and unset it
B) Go to System->Administration->Synaptic Package Manager->Settings->Preferences->Under Network Tab

HTH

Sorry, they were already both set to direct internet connection. I've re-checked it, and it still doesn't work.

Be sure you don't have some http_proxy environment variable set open a terminal and type:
set | grep -i proxy

HTH

Thank you, we seem to be getting somewhere. When I did what you requested I got the following appear in the terminal. How do I now use this to remove this proxy server setting.

philip@Pips-Mean-Machine:~$ set | grep -i proxy
http_proxy=http://wwwcache2.dur.ac.uk:8080

You may unset this variable:
unset http_proxy

and

sudo apt-get update

Should work.

If this is ok then you must find out where in your system this variable is being defined so it will work without having to unset this variable every time.

Please check if it is being defined in /etc/environment, and if it is, remove it.

Ok unsetting this variable must make all go fine
now to find where it is set you can do this from terminal:
cd
grep -i http_proxy=http://wwwcache2.dur.ac.uk:8080 *
and
grep -i http_proxy=http://wwwcache2.dur.ac.uk:8080 .*

You will get the list or the single file of your home directory where the http_proxy var is setted up
edit this file with:

gedit filename

and remove the row with the variable.

HTH

Hi, I know im a little late on the sunbect, but i seem to have snagged on this problem.

The last post submitted by marcobra
I cant follow it.

See, my problem is that instead of an actuall proxy, the machine keeps pointing to localhost:4001
when i do a set | grep -i proxy
 i get [code]xxx@xxx:~$ set | grep -i proxy
HTTP_PROXY='http://localhost:4001 '
http_proxy=
   --ftpproxy --ftpport --justdb --httpproxy --httpport \
    --rcfile --requires --ftpport --ftpproxy \
    --httpproxy --httpport --provides --triggers \
    --requires --triggeredby --ftpport --ftpproxy \
    --httpproxy --httpport --provides --triggers \
    --requires --triggeredby --ftpport --ftpproxy \
    --httpproxy --httpport --provides --triggers \
[/code]
Where do i find the file and how. I cannot execute what marcobra stated, the terminal just hangs.

Thanks

To find row that set your proxy environment variable:

Open a terminal and type:

grep -i http_proxy .bash_profile

and

grep -i http_proxy .bashrc

Plase tell me the result...

Thank you

xxx@xxx:~$ grep -i http_proxy .bash_profile
grep: .bash_profile: No such file or directory
xxx@xxx:~$ grep -i http_proxy .bashrc
xxx@xxx:~$

It gave me nothing.

On a lighter side, i did solve the problem with a whole bunch of shenanigans. In the end all it took was a simple restart.
see http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=5609567#post5609567

Please be sure you have typed the right command:

grep -i http_proxy .bash_profile

grep <space> -i <space> http_proxy <space> .bash_profile

then please type:

grep -i http_proxy *

thank you

i typed it word for word, copy/paste and again character by character.

xxx@xxx:~$ grep -i http_proxy .bash_profile
grep: .bash_profile: No such file or directory
xxx@xxx:~$ grep -i http_proxy *
xxx@xxx:~$

Nothing happens.

I did mention that i dont have the http_proxy problem anymore
 like if i issue

shype@troggie-2:~$ echo $http_proxy
[intentionally left blank]
shype@troggie-2:~$
and
shype@troggie-2:~$ set | grep http_proxy
shype@troggie-2:~$

I can now download from repositories, update packages, etc. I actually wanna thank you guys. I dont know how it worked, but it did. So thanks.

But sorry marcobra, the commands you're giving me yield nothing. sorry and thanks

The previous suggested commands will get nothing back if there are not string like "http_proxy" into some common files usually used to set environment variables.
It was only a check to find the "http_proxy" string into your home directory files.

Hope this helps

deleting the http_proxy entry from /etc/environment worked !