Comment 13 for bug 545134

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Michael Stuart-Matthews (mikesm) wrote : Re: Ubuntu Software Centre ignores system and apt Proxy settings

Just did a fresh install of Ubuntu 10.10 64bit and was unable to connect using the Ubuntu Software Centre. I also had connectivity issues running apt-get update.

Fixed by creating a file at /etc/apt/apt.conf containing the proxy IP:
Acquire::http::Proxy "http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:port/";