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System proxy setup on Linux

Method 1: Using the graphical interface (GNOME, Ubuntu)​

Interface Ubuntu

  1. Open Settings → Network → Proxy.
  2. Select the Manual mode.
  3. Specify the proxy IP and port for the required protocol (HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS).
  4. If necessary add exceptions (for example: localhost, 127.0.0.1).

Method 2: Via environment variables (for the terminal)​

Open a terminal and run:

export http_proxy="http://login:password@IP:port"
export https_proxy="http://login:password@IP:port"
export all_proxy="socks5://login:password@IP:port"

To make these settings persistent, add the lines above to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc file:

nano ~/.bashrc
# paste the lines above
source ~/.bashrc

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