[Ubuntu] Setting Network Proxy in Ubuntu Server

[nawbus]

I've downloaded the Turnkey Linux Wordpress appliance so I can create a wordpress site to play with without actually putting it on our webspace.
It runs on Ubuntu server 8.04 on VMware player.
The problem I'm having is I can't work out how to set up our proxy on it so Ubuntu will see the internet.
Anyone got any idea how to do this?

thanks

[Cools]

does it have a gui ??
or just a server platform..

[nawbus]

It's just a server platform.

[prad]

This link to my website will help.... although it's proxy support for the aptitude application, I think this will sort it for you

Proxy support for apt-get package management

[nawbus]

This link to my website will help.... although it's proxy support for the aptitude application, I think this will sort it for you

That works when I come out of the appliance, so I can update Ubuntu using apt-get update, for example. But when I restart the server so the appliance restarts, it does not have the proxy settings (works fine at home though!).
ta

[Cools]

there are some nice server setups there....
Will have to install some my self. shame there is no 2008 R2 server replacement lol.

[nawbus]

You need to add your proxy details to the file

/etc/apt/apt.conf

Add these lines to the file:

Acquire::http::proxy "http://domain\username:password@proxy_ip_address:port_no/";
Acquire::https::proxy "http://domain\username:password@proxy_ip_address:port_no/";

You can add an ftp entry if your proxy allows ftp.

Obviously substitute your domain, username, password, proxy ip and proxy port.

Thanks for that, but at the risk of sounding thick(!), how do I add the lines to the file?

[prad]

you can always stick the necessary lines into the "/etc/rc.local" file and they'll be run on startup

[nawbus]

That worked! Ubuntu will now see the web. Just a shame Wordpress won't!

[nawbus]

Don't know much about Wordpress, but is this any good?

Woo hoo that worked! Thanks for the help.