PPM and Proxies
If you use a proxy server or firewall, you might have trouble running PPM. Here is the
solution.
NOTE: If none of the changes in this document work for you, you may
download individual packages from here
and install them according to the directions in the README file contained within the ZIP
file. If you want, you can also keep a local repository, with several .ppd files in a
permanent repository directory, and their .tar.gz files in an x86 directory beneath
that.
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Set Environment Vars
Up to three environment variables need to be set.
Under Windows NT
Right click on "My Computer", click on "properties", select the
"environment" tab. These are your environment settings. Make the following
changes:
- Add the setting HTTP_proxy, with your proxy name as the value (you must
include "http://" ), followed by a colon and the proxy port, if
applicable; e.g., "http://proxy:8080"
- If you require a user name and/or password to access your proxy, add the settings
HTTP_proxy_user and HTTP_proxy_pass, with your user name and password as the respective
values
Under Windows 95
In your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, place the following lines then reboot so the changes can
take effect:
- SET HTTP_proxy=<your proxy server (you must include "http://"
>, followed by a colon and the proxy port, if applicable; e.g., SET
HTTP_proxy=http://proxy:8080
- SET HTTP_proxy_user=<your user name> (if required)
- SET HTTP_proxy_pass=<your password> (if required)
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Try using PPM
With your internet connection active, try using PPM again. Try to install a small
package, like File-Slurp. You'll know that it still fails if you see an error stating that
it can't find a ppd file for the specified package.
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Further Information and Help
If there were problems with any of the above hints, please see here
on how to get further help.
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