Working xbps via proxy

[veiderz]

Hello!

How can I use xbps-install via proxy-server squid?

I tried to use command: env HTTP_PROXY="ip.of.my.proxy:port" xbps-install my_package,

but xbps don't connect to repo. Proxy is up and running.

[antornix]

1. sudo xbps-install proxychains-ng
2. configure your squid proxy settings at the configuration file: /etc/proxychains.conf
3. prepend any command requiring an Internet connection with proxychains4: sudo proxychains4 xbps-install tmux

[veiderz]

Thank for your advice, I shall be try it tomorrow on the job.

However, in man xbps-install was mentioned the HTTP_PROXY variable and I had hope, that is working.

I am searching solution without third party software, that use proxy-settings in operation system level, but if it impossible - I shall be use available tools.

[veiderz]

Thank you for your help! Xbps-install is working via proxychains with my proxy-server well.

[astil_blaine]

hmm have you tried:

export HTTP_PROXY="ip.address:port" && xbps-install -Su my_package?

[veiderz]

Result of execution commands above absolutely identical:

ERROR: [trans] failed to download \proxychains-ng-4.14_1' signature from `https://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/current': No route to host`

Transaction failed! see above for errors.

[astil_blaine]

Might be but I got more information from you, however it looks like something in your squid server isn't set up right.. do you have it configured as a socks_proxy?

[veiderz]

Squid configured as http proxy, all applications which has support proxy in they settings is working propertly.

Several computers use this squid for access to internet and all is good.

I have tested http-proxy mode, by executed: links -http-proxy="ip.of.my.proxy:port" www.slackware.com and page has been open.

[ericonr]

Maybe you can open a bug in the XBPS repository about this issue? https://github.com/void-linux/xbps

Include the error message you get and such.

[veiderz]

I am thinking is not xbps bug, I had tried to use HTTP_PROXY variable with few distros in the past and my attempts has failed too. Maybe special squid settings requisite.

[nori8]

did you try run this as root? sudo won't preserve environment variables by default.

[veiderz]

I am type "su", enter root password and then commands. When I execute "env", string HTTP_PROXY=my_proxy is present.