'sudo add-apt-repository ppa:qutim/qutim.svn', 'sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com', and etc do not work via proxy at my Ubuntu 10.04 as well...
# sudo add-apt-repository ppa:qutim/qutim.svn Error reading https://launchpad.net/api/1.0/~qutim/+archive/qutim.svn: <urlopen error [Errno -2] Name or service not known> # sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 3B31F979B2CDAA1B Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /etc/apt/secring.gpg --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 3B31F979B2CDAA1B gpg: requesting key B2CDAA1B from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com gpgkeys: HTTP fetch error 6: Couldn't resolve host 'keyserver.ubuntu.com' gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found. gpg: Total number processed: 0 -- add-apt-repository doesn't work behind a proxy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/516032 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs