Linux + Amarok 1.4 : Setting up proxy configuration

stephane

If you access the internet through a proxy, you need to set up Amarok to use it to enjoy some of its amazing features such as automatic downloading of CD covers or fetching of the lyrics of the song you’re listenning to. Amarok is really a great media player. if you don’t know it you should definitely give it a try !

Setting up proxy parameters for Amarok 1.4 could be a little confusing if you don’t use the full KDE environment. In this post, I’ll explain how to manually edit KDE configuration files to fix proxy settings.

KDE’s proxy configuration is in the ${HOME}/.kde/share/config/kioslaverc file. Just add or modify the following section :

[Proxy Settings]
AuthMode=0
NoProxyFor=.your.local.domain,localhost
Proxy Config Script=
ProxyType=1
ReversedException=false
httpProxy=http://username:password@proxy.your.local.domain:3128
ftpProxy=http://username:password@proxy.your.local.domain:3128
httpsProxy=http://username:password@proxy.your.local.domain:3128

Obviously you’ll need to set the right parameters for your network environment. Restart Amarok and you should be good.

Sources & links :

  1. Proxy setting for amarok in Gnome
  2. Amarok’s website