Proxy credentials in Network Settings
Many programs use the Proxy setings in the Network Settings for Proxy details.
Barring a few programs like Firefox, the other programs don't have support to pop up and ask for proxy credentials.
Keeping this in mind, shouldn't there be a way to enter proxy credentials in Network Settings.
I am sure this feature was there in the previous versions.
Since, dconf already has entries for proxy username and password, the only change needed is in the UI, which should not be tough to implement.
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Can you give the output of:
lsb_release -a; uname -a; apt-cache policy network-manager
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KARTHIK (kannankarthik1992) said : | #2 |
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
Release: 12.04
Codename: precise
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And the output of:
apt-cache policy network-manager
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KARTHIK (kannankarthik1992) said : | #4 |
network-manager:
Installed: 0.9.4.0-0ubuntu4.1
Candidate: 0.9.4.0-0ubuntu4.1
Version table:
*** 0.9.4.0-0ubuntu4.1 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
0.
500 http://
run:
gedit ~/.bashrc
add:
export http_proxy=http://
export ftp_proxy=http://
Save the new file, close your text editor and run:
source ~/.bashrc
Then try your apps
KARTHIK (kannankarthik1992) said : | #6 |
I do have the proxy environment variables set up. But, still many apps don't respect the proxy environment variables.
But considering that the cahnges in Network settings directly affect the dconf settings, I feel that there should be an option for proxy credentials correspnding to the entries in dconf.
I suggest you report a bug, it may get added
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