Ubuntu

Ubuntu is an open-source software operating system on Linux for enterprise servers, desktops, the cloud, and IoT.

There are multiple ways to set up a proxy server for Ubuntu. In this guide, you'll find two common methods: using System (GNOME) settings and utilizing the terminal.

Method 1: System settings

To set up a system-wide network proxy, follow the steps below:

Step 1. Download and install Ubuntu Desktop.

Step 2. Find Settings from the Ubuntu launcher and go to the Network tab.

Step 3. Once you click on Network, it will open up a new dialog. From the three options, choose Network Proxy.

Step 4. Select Manual to configure proxy settings. Next, several text boxes will pop up from which you can set HTTP, HTTPS, or SOCKS proxy. Fill in the following information:

Proxy: dc.oxylabs.io

Port: 8001

For the pay-per-IP subscription method, the port number corresponds to the order of IP addresses in your list. Therefore, port 8001 will use the first IP address.

For the pay-per-traffic subscription, port 8001 will randomly select an IP address but will remain consistent for the session duration.

Step 5. Close the Network Proxy window. The changes will automatically be saved, and the system-wide proxy will be activated.

Each time you make a web request through a browser or other application, a pop-up window will prompt you to enter the credentials of your Oxylabs proxy user for the session.

Remember to append the user- part to your username, for example: user-USERNAME.

You can also specify the proxy's geo-location within the user authentication string, such as user-USERNAME-country-US:PASSWORD, which will connect to a US proxy. Refer to our documentation for more information.

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Method 2: Terminal sessions

To set up a network proxy for all terminal sessions, follow the steps below:

Step 1. Download and install Ubuntu Desktop.

Step 2. Open shell configuration using an editor.

For the ZSH terminal, the shell configuration file is by default located in the home directory. We can edit this file using vim with the below command:

vim ~/.zshrc

Instead of vim, you can also use gedit, nano, or any other text editor that you prefer. Also, if you are using Bash instead of ZSH, you’ll have to edit your bash shell configuration file, i.e. ~/.bashrc instead of ~/.zshrc.

Step 3. Create two new environment variables

At the bottom of this configuration file, you’ll have to define the http_proxy, https_proxy, or ALL_PROXY (for SOCKS5) variables.

export http_proxy="user-USERNAME:[e-mail]:8001"
export https_proxy="user-USERNAME:[e-mail]:8001"
export ALL_PROXY="socks5://user-USERNAME:[e-mail]:8001"

Here are the details you need to fill in:

Proxy address: dc.oxylabs.io

Port: 8001

Username: user-username

Password: password

Don't forget to add the user- part to your username.

Step 4. Reload the configuration

Now, you can reload the configuration file either by opening a new terminal or by running the following command in the existing terminal:

source ~/.zshrc

The proxy will always be active for the current user. The shell configuration file gets loaded every time you open a new terminal. So, the environment variables will be always available for you even if you restart your computer.

If you want to enable it for all users then you will have to append the above two lines in the /etc/environment.

That’s all! You’ve successfully integrated your Oxylabs proxies.

You can find the complete tutorial here.