Nishit Dave wrote:
> 1. Environmental proxy settings: my internet connection goes through an
> open proxy that does not require any UID or password. I have manually
> configured firefox and konqueror's proxy settings and I can connect to the
> internet through them. However, yum / pup / pirut do not work. I have
> specified the proxy settings in the root bash profile, my (user) bash
> profile, and in the global profile under /etc/profile, but I cannot still
> connect. Any pointers?
Proxy for yum is usually specified in /etc/yum.conf as shown below.
proxy=http://<IP or Hostname>:<port>
parameters on how to get it working with an authenticated proxy can be
found in the manual page for yum.conf.
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Registered Linux User #374218
Fedora release 8 (Werewolf)
Linux 2.6.23.8-63.fc8 x86_64
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