How do I set the proxy for Cabal?

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I am using Ubuntu behind a (Windows) proxy. I would like to use the utility. The proxy URL has been read from the environment. My proxy requires authentication, but cabal wants the proxy URL to start with a hostname, so perhaps it will prompt me for credentials... What is and how do I use it? More …

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jem@Respect:~$ cabal update
Config file path source is default config file.
Config file /home/jem/.cabal/config not found.
Writing default configurat…

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My standard approach to ISA proxies is to configure a local authenticating proxy like cntlm. After installing cntlm on your Ubuntu machine, you configure it to authenticate via NTLM at the ISA proxy with your Windows username and password. Then you …

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How do I set the proxy for Cabal?

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