Yes, because companies like to use proxy but I needed to access the Internet from my Ubuntu running on a VirtualBox. Just a few steps and access can be established: Edit the /etc/environment file with your favorite editor Add the following lines http_proxy=”http://myproxy.server.com:8080/” https_proxy=”http://myproxy.server.com:8080/” ftp_proxy=”http://myproxy.server.com:8080/” no_proxy=”localhost,127.0.0.1,localaddress,.localdomain.com” HTTP_PROXY=”http://myproxy.server.com:8080/” HTTPS_PROXY=”http://myproxy.server.com:8080/” FTP_PROXY=”http://myproxy.server.com:8080/” NO_PROXY=”localhost,127.0.0.1,localaddress,.localdomain.com” Logout and login again. Apt does […]