Bug#766460: ltsp-client-builder: Need to set web proxy environment in postinst

2014-10-23 Thread Petter Reinholdtsen
Package: ltsp-client-builder Version: 5.5.4-1 Severity: important User: debian-...@lists.debian.org Usertags: debian-edu On a machine behind a firewall enforcing the use of a web proxy, like the setup I have in my lap (simulating schools around the country), the LTSP plugin scripts are unable to

Bug#766460: ltsp-client-builder: Need to set web proxy environment in postinst

2014-10-23 Thread Vagrant Cascadian
On 2014-10-23, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: On a machine behind a firewall enforcing the use of a web proxy, like the setup I have in my lap (simulating schools around the country), the LTSP plugin scripts are unable to use wget and similar tools to check what they can reach on the web. By the

Bug#766460: ltsp-client-builder: Need to set web proxy environment in postinst

2014-10-23 Thread Petter Reinholdtsen
[Vagrant Cascadian] By the time ltsp-client-builder runs, apt should be configured in the installed system, and the http-proxy plugin should use the proxy configured in apt: /usr/share/ltsp/plugins/ltsp-build-client/Debian/010-http-proxy Right. But I guess it is running too late. :( It

Bug#766460: ltsp-client-builder: Need to set web proxy environment in postinst

2014-10-23 Thread Vagrant Cascadian
On 2014-10-23, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: [Vagrant Cascadian] By the time ltsp-client-builder runs, apt should be configured in the installed system, and the http-proxy plugin should use the proxy configured in apt: /usr/share/ltsp/plugins/ltsp-build-client/Debian/010-http-proxy Right.

Bug#766460: ltsp-client-builder: Need to set web proxy environment in postinst

2014-10-23 Thread Petter Reinholdtsen
[Vagrant Cascadian] I don't think this is appropriate to fix in ltsp-client-builder, as it won't work when running outside of debian-installer. I thought ltsp-client-builder was a udeb only to be used inside debian-installer? In what other environment is ltsp-client-builder used? I'd suggest

Bug#766460: ltsp-client-builder: Need to set web proxy environment in postinst

2014-10-23 Thread Vagrant Cascadian
Control: tags -1 wontfix On 2014-10-23, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: [Vagrant Cascadian] I don't think this is appropriate to fix in ltsp-client-builder, as it won't work when running outside of debian-installer. I thought ltsp-client-builder was a udeb only to be used inside

Bug#766460: ltsp-client-builder: Need to set web proxy environment in postinst

2014-10-23 Thread Petter Reinholdtsen
[Vagrant Cascadian] ltsp-client-builder udeb is essentially a wrapper around the ltsp-build-client commandline tool. By setting the http_proxy variable in the udeb, it doesn't resolve the issue when running the tool from the commandline. Sure. But in this case, my proposal is to set the

Bug#766460: ltsp-client-builder: Need to set web proxy environment in postinst

2014-10-23 Thread Vagrant Cascadian
On 2014-10-23, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: [Vagrant Cascadian] ltsp-client-builder udeb is essentially a wrapper around the ltsp-build-client commandline tool. By setting the http_proxy variable in the udeb, it doesn't resolve the issue when running the tool from the commandline. Sure. But