Also apt-add-repository is not honouring proxy inside sudo (but both wget and apt-add-repository honours the proxy in su, when a root password is set)
gift@gift-laptop:~$ cat /etc/apt/apt.conf /etc/environment Acquire::http::proxy "http://proxy.aims.ac.za:3128/";; Acquire::https::proxy "https://proxy.aims.ac.za:3128/";; Acquire::ftp::proxy "ftp://proxy.aims.ac.za:3128/";; PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games" http_proxy="http://proxy.aims.ac.za:3128/"; https_proxy="https://proxy.aims.ac.za:3128/"; ftp_proxy="ftp://proxy.aims.ac.za:3128/"; gift@gift-laptop:~$ sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:aims/aims-desktop gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmphgyjbu9o/secring.gpg' created gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmphgyjbu9o/pubring.gpg' created gpg: requesting key BE796FF2 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com ?: keyserver.ubuntu.com: Connection refused gpgkeys: HTTP fetch error 7: couldn't connect: Connection refused gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found. gpg: Total number processed: 0 gift@gift-laptop:~$ sudo -i root@gift-laptop:~# apt-add-repository -y ppa:aims/aims-desktop gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpmeup23nj/secring.gpg' created gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpmeup23nj/pubring.gpg' created gpg: requesting key BE796FF2 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com ?: keyserver.ubuntu.com: Connection refused gpgkeys: HTTP fetch error 7: couldn't connect: Connection refused gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found. gpg: Total number processed: 0 root@gift-laptop:~# logout gift@gift-laptop:~$ su Password: root@gift-laptop:/home/gift# apt-add-repository -y ppa:aims/aims-desktop gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp_aypocgl/secring.gpg' created gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp_aypocgl/pubring.gpg' created gpg: requesting key BE796FF2 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com gpg: /tmp/tmp_aypocgl/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created gpg: key BE796FF2: public key "Launchpad PPA for AIMS" imported gpg: Total number processed: 1 gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1) OK root@gift-laptop:/home/gift# Even sudo inside su does not work! root@gift-laptop:/home/gift# sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:aims/aims-desktop gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp9kcefxji/secring.gpg' created gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp9kcefxji/pubring.gpg' created gpg: requesting key BE796FF2 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com ?: keyserver.ubuntu.com: Connection refused gpgkeys: HTTP fetch error 7: couldn't connect: Connection refused gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found. gpg: Total number processed: 0 root@gift-laptop:/home/gift# sudo is a very common and recommended way to add a repository. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1312267 Title: wget does not honour proxy inside sudo To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/+bug/1312267/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
