Error: Synaptic Package Manager

the file that contains all of this stuff can be edited directly using

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Where medibuntu is mentioned put a # at the start of the line to comment it out.
The run Synaptic again and see if the error has been resolved.

Thanks for your quick response Tony!

I used sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list and went to my sources list but I cannot see the word medibuntu anywhere on the page. Do you have other suggestion as to what I can do?

Ok, can you post the contents here?

cat /etc/apt/sources.list

This is what I got when I typed in cat /etc/apt/sources.list

# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 8.04 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386 (20080423)]/ hardy main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy restricted #Added by software-properties
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy restricted main
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy restricted multiverse universe #Added by software-properties

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates restricted main
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates restricted multiverse universe #Added by software-properties

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy multiverse
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security restricted main
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security restricted multiverse universe #Added by software-properties
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security multiverse

Ok, you could remove the file with

sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

Or if you want to view and possibly edit the file first, try

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

I just tried the second option you suggested (to view and edit the file)...this is what I got. Can you please tell me what this means? Should I try my Synaptic Package Manager now to see if it works?

--15:41:50-- http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list
           => `hardy.list'
Resolving www.medibuntu.org... 87.98.242.10
Connecting to www.medibuntu.org|87.98.242.10|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 226 [text/plain]

    0K 100% 16.59 MB/s

15:41:50 (16.59 MB/s) - `hardy.list' saved [226/226]

The main line that this file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list needs is

deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ hardy free non-free

You could edit it and add that line or alternatively just delete it and try the steps to add it all over again.

From the instructions here
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu#head-7486ed038a9becc1dff10a24cc07a38a00d70e9f

I would suggest removing the existing Medibuntu file and then run the following two lines

sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update

Would you suggest that I remove it or edit it? I will completely trust your judgment as I don't have the slightest clue as to which option is better. All I want is to watch DVDs on Ubuntu. Step-by-step instructions on the removal or editing process would be greatly appreciated as I am a complete novice. It would be great if you could tell me where I should input the line that you suggested above...in the terminal or somewhere else? Furthermore, after making the edit or deletion, what do I need to write or add to be able to watch movies on my PC? Sorry for the utter ignorance!

Thanks!!

I would open a terminal window and run the following commands

sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update

After each line should I press 'Enter" or should I enter all the lines at the same time and then press enter?

Press enter after each line in a terminal window (Applications menu, Accessories)

The make sure you have the Totem "Movie Player" (which appears under the Applications menu, Sound & Video)

sudo apt-get install totem

Thanks Tony...my Synaptic Package Manager now works fine! I have just performed the 3 steps that you suggested and everything seems to have gone fine. I also made sure that I have the Totem player. But when I try and play a DVD on Totem it doesn't work. Do I have to now add 'libdvdcss2' and 'w32codecs'?

So sorry for the barrage of questions!

Here are some steps to follow

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=779834

I just spend an hour typing out my problem just for my browser to crash :-#

So I will try to explain my problem in short.

[U]First some background[/U]:
- this is a fresh install of Ubuntu, with all the updates and upgrades done.
- I am behind a firewall and need a proxy to use the internet (the proxy settings are correct and works, and I can even get to the medibuntu website to get the medibuntu.list file info)
- my general repositories are downloaded from my university's mirror (no proxy nesesary)

[U]Now my problem[/U]:

I can't connect to the Medibuntu repositories...

Input terminal:
[QUOTE]sudo wget [url]http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list[/url] -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list[/QUOTE]

Output terminal:
[QUOTE]--18:50:56-- [url]http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list[/url]
           => `/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list'
Resolving [url]www.medibuntu.org[/url]... 87.98.242.10
Connecting to [url]www.medibuntu.org|87.98.242.10|:80[/url]...
[/QUOTE]

This creates the medibuntu.list file, but it is empty...

If I get the relevant info for this file form: [url]http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list[/url]

and inserted it into the medibuntu.list file and run:

Input terminal:
[QUOTE]sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update
[/QUOTE]

This is what I get:

Output terminal:
[QUOTE]Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy Release.gpg
Get:1 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy/main Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy/main Translation-en_ZA
Get:2 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy/restricted Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy/restricted Translation-en_ZA
Get:3 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy/universe Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy/universe Translation-en_ZA
Get:4 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy/multiverse Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy/multiverse Translation-en_ZA
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates Release.gpg
Get:5 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates/main Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates/main Translation-en_ZA
Get:6 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates/restricted Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates/restricted Translation-en_ZA
Get:7 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates/universe Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates/universe Translation-en_ZA
Get:8 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates/multiverse Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates/multiverse Translation-en_ZA
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security Release.gpg
Get:9 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security/main Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security/main Translation-en_ZA
Get:10 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security/restricted Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security/restricted Translation-en_ZA
Get:11 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security/universe Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security/universe Translation-en_ZA
Get:12 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security/multiverse Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security/multiverse Translation-en_ZA
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed Release.gpg
Get:13 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed/main Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed/main Translation-en_ZA
Get:14 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed/restricted Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed/restricted Translation-en_ZA
Get:15 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed/universe Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed/universe Translation-en_ZA
Get:16 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed/multiverse Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed/multiverse Translation-en_ZA
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports Release.gpg
Get:17 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports/main Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports/main Translation-en_ZA
Get:18 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports/restricted Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports/restricted Translation-en_ZA
Get:19 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports/universe Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports/universe Translation-en_ZA
Get:20 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports/multiverse Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports/multiverse Translation-en_ZA
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy Release
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates Release
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security Release
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed Release
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports Release
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy/main Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy/restricted Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy/universe Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy/multiverse Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates/main Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates/restricted Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates/universe Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates/multiverse Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security/main Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security/restricted Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security/universe Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security/multiverse Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed/main Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed/restricted Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed/universe Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed/multiverse Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports/main Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports/restricted Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports/universe Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports/multiverse Packages
92% [Connecting to packages.medibuntu.org (88.191.30.43)]
[/QUOTE]

Not connecting...and no packages are updated...

In Software Sources, the Medibuntu entry is made, and "ticked" under "Third-party Software"

In Synaptic Package Manager the packages are also not listed...

Any help would be appreciated.

I just spend an hour typing out my problem just for my browser to crash :-#

So I will try to explain my problem in short.

[U]First some background[/U]:
- this is a fresh install of Ubuntu, with all the updates and upgrades done.
- I am behind a firewall and need a proxy to use the internet (the proxy settings are correct and works, and I can even get to the medibuntu website to get the medibuntu.list file info)
- my general repositories are downloaded from my university's mirror (no proxy nesesary)

[U]Now my problem[/U]:

I can't connect to the Medibuntu repositories...

Input terminal:
[QUOTE]sudo wget [url]http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list[/url] -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list[/QUOTE]

Output terminal:
[QUOTE]--18:50:56-- [url]http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list[/url]
           => `/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list'
Resolving [url]www.medibuntu.org[/url]... 87.98.242.10
Connecting to [url]www.medibuntu.org|87.98.242.10|:80[/url]...
[/QUOTE]

This creates the medibuntu.list file, but it is empty...

If I get the relevant info for this file form: [url]http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list[/url]

and inserted it into the medibuntu.list file and run:

Input terminal:
[QUOTE]sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update
[/QUOTE]

This is what I get:

Output terminal:
[QUOTE]Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy Release.gpg
Get:1 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy/main Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy/main Translation-en_ZA
Get:2 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy/restricted Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy/restricted Translation-en_ZA
Get:3 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy/universe Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy/universe Translation-en_ZA
Get:4 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy/multiverse Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy/multiverse Translation-en_ZA
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates Release.gpg
Get:5 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates/main Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates/main Translation-en_ZA
Get:6 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates/restricted Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates/restricted Translation-en_ZA
Get:7 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates/universe Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates/universe Translation-en_ZA
Get:8 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates/multiverse Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates/multiverse Translation-en_ZA
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security Release.gpg
Get:9 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security/main Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security/main Translation-en_ZA
Get:10 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security/restricted Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security/restricted Translation-en_ZA
Get:11 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security/universe Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security/universe Translation-en_ZA
Get:12 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security/multiverse Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security/multiverse Translation-en_ZA
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed Release.gpg
Get:13 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed/main Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed/main Translation-en_ZA
Get:14 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed/restricted Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed/restricted Translation-en_ZA
Get:15 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed/universe Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed/universe Translation-en_ZA
Get:16 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed/multiverse Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed/multiverse Translation-en_ZA
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports Release.gpg
Get:17 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports/main Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports/main Translation-en_ZA
Get:18 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports/restricted Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports/restricted Translation-en_ZA
Get:19 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports/universe Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports/universe Translation-en_ZA
Get:20 [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports/multiverse Translation-en_ZA
Ign [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports/multiverse Translation-en_ZA
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy Release
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates Release
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security Release
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed Release
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports Release
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy/main Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy/restricted Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy/universe Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy/multiverse Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates/main Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates/restricted Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates/universe Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-updates/multiverse Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security/main Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security/restricted Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security/universe Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-security/multiverse Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed/main Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed/restricted Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed/universe Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-proposed/multiverse Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports/main Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports/restricted Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports/universe Packages
Hit [url]ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za[/url] hardy-backports/multiverse Packages
92% [Connecting to packages.medibuntu.org (88.191.30.43)]
[/QUOTE]

Not connecting...and no packages are updated...

In Software Sources, the Medibuntu entry is made, and "ticked" under "Third-party Software"

In Synaptic Package Manager the packages are also not listed...

Any help would be appreciated.

How about trying this in a terminal window to see if the proxy is what is causing the issue

sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list

This should just download a file called hardy.list

Hi Tony,

I entered the link as you sugested, and this is the output:

--10:27:31-- http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list
           => `hardy.list'
Resolving www.medibuntu.org... 87.98.242.10
Connecting to www.medibuntu.org|87.98.242.10|:80...

Again, not connecting and downloading the file called hardy.list

Just to confirm that it is the proxy, I also entered the link in my browser, and I was able to open the file hardy.list

SO it seems that it is the proxy causing the problem. I guess because I setup the proxy inside the browser it detects the settings there, and then it is able to make the connection. Can you tell me, or direct me to a place, that can tell me how to set these "other" proxy settings?

Thanks for all the information and help.

I just fount this. It works, but is there another way?

If you’re using Synaptic

Open up your Synaptic package manager (usually as root), go to Settings-> Preference -> Network. Enter your proxy server details like : username:<email address hidden>, and put the proxy server port (usually 8080).
If you’re using command-line apt-get

Edit your /etc/bash.bashrc file as root.

Put these line at the end of your /etc/bash.bashrc file :

export http_proxy=http://username:<email address hidden>:port/
export ftp_proxy=http://username:<email address hidden>/

You can omit the username:password, if your proxy server has no password.

They look like a good solution to me.
Well found.

You should be ok from here.