My issue with this is that I think apt-add-repository should respect the http proxy settings in /etc/apt/apt.conf (or should have its own proxy settings if that's preferable), rather than explicitly requiring the proxy to be supplied in the environment.
Also, for those that have issues with the way that 'sudo' deliberately doesn't pass environment variables: sudo env http_proxy=http://my-proxy:8080/ https_proxy=http://my- proxy:8080/ apt-add-repository ... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/516032 Title: add-apt-repository doesn't work behind a proxy To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/516032/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
