Set Proxy For Picasa In Ubuntu « Diabolical Or Smart

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I am behind a proxy server and needed to set the proxy for picasa to work on my Ubuntu Intrepid. The instructions have been recorded below :

First you need to start the registry editor of picasa
- /opt/picasa/bin/wrapper regedit
- The above should do. However my picasa wrapper was located at a different place, namely
  - /opt/google/picasa/3.0/bin/wrapper regedit
- Check yours and run the command appropriately
Navigate to the following user key
- HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet Settings
Now we need to add a few entries. They are
- ProxyEnable
  - REG_BINARY
  - 01 00 00 00
- ProxyOverride
  - String value
- ProxyServer
  - String value
  - Server:Port
    - For example I had to set 144.16.192.247:8080
Thats it, done. The change should be immediate.

Set Proxy For Picasa In Ubuntu