How to do it...

1. Create a new file using nano as follows (if there is already some content in the file, you can add the code at the end):

sudo nano -c ~/.bash_profile

2. To allow basic web browsing through programs such as Midori while using a proxy server, you can use the following script:

function proxyenable { 
# Define proxy settings 
PROXY_ADDR="proxy.address.com:port" 
# Login name (leave blank if not required): 
LOGIN_USER="login_name" 
# Login Password (leave blank to prompt): 
LOGIN_PWD= 
#If login specified - check for password 
if [[ -z $LOGIN_USER ]]; then 
  #No login for proxy 
  PROXY_FULL=$PROXY_ADDR 
else 
  #Login needed for proxy Prompt for password -s option hides input 
  if [[ -z $LOGIN_PWD ]]; then 
    read -s -p "Provide proxy password (then Enter):" LOGIN_PWD 
    echo 
  fi 
  PROXY_FULL=$LOGIN_USER:$LOGIN_PWD@$PROXY_ADDR 
fi 
#Web Proxy Enable: http_proxy or HTTP_PROXY environment variables 
export http_proxy="http://$PROXY_FULL/" 
export HTTP_PROXY=$http_proxy 
export https_proxy="https://$PROXY_FULL/" 
export HTTPS_PROXY=$https_proxy 
export ftp_proxy="ftp://$PROXY_FULL/" 
export FTP_PROXY=$ftp_proxy 
#Set proxy for apt-get 
sudo cat <<EOF | sudo tee /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80proxy > /dev/null 
Acquire::http::proxy "http://$PROXY_FULL/"; 
Acquire::ftp::proxy "ftp://$PROXY_FULL/"; 
Acquire::https::proxy "https://$PROXY_FULL/"; 
EOF 
#Remove info no longer needed from environment 
unset LOGIN_USER LOGIN_PWD PROXY_ADDR PROXY_FULL 
echo Proxy Enabled 
} 
 
function proxydisable { 
#Disable proxy values, apt-get and git settings 
unset http_proxy HTTP_PROXY https_proxy HTTPS_PROXY 
unset ftp_proxy FTP_PROXY 
sudo rm /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80proxy 
echo Proxy Disabled 
} 

3. Once done, save and exit by pressing Ctrl + X, Y, and Enter.