LINUX Proxy

The script in the repository sets/unsets proxy for most frequently used commands in the Ubuntu/Debian system.

• Gnome system wide
  
• Apt Package Installer
  
• Environment
  
• Terminal
  
• Git
  

How to run

You need to have internet to download the script, use mobile data and hotspot.

• Open terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T
• Install wget.
  sudo apt-get install wget
• Download the repository.
  wget https://github.com/thealphadollar/set_proxy/archive/master.zip
• Unzip the file.
  unzip master.zip
• Change directory to the inflated archive folder.
  cd ./set_proxy-master
• Launch the script sudo ./set_proxy.sh
• Enter proxy host (172.16.2.30 for KGP) and proxy port (8080 for KGP) when prompted.
  
• Voila, proxy set! Preferably restart the system, or at least restart the terminal session.

Going Home?

You can use the same script to remove proxy from your system when going to home. Just run following command in your terminal and restart system.

sudo ./set_proxy.sh --unset

Test

Connect to the campus network; wifi or LAN.

• Open www.google.com in browser
• In terminal sudo apt-get install curl
• In terminal curl www.google.com

If all the above steps pass, congratulations!

support

For any quries, please raise an issue or contant github@thealphadollar.