How to configure CharlesProxy 4.2.7 on Ubuntu 16.04

CharlesProxy_Configuration.opt

Proxy settings have not been autoconfigured by default. You need to configure Proxy settings manually
On windows, it's automatically configured. This issue troubled me for few days. Here's how I solved it


There are two approaches to configure proxy setting on ubuntu

By terminal

step 1: run nano .bashrc

step 2: add the following two env at the end of the bashrc file

		export http_proxy='http://<ip>:<port>'
		export https_proxy='https://<ip>:<port>'

Where the ip and port you can retrieve it by running

netstat -peanut

and you will able to see what ip address and port the charlesProxy is listening

step 3: save bashrc

By GUI approach

step 1: Open network setting

step 2: Click network proxy and fill up ip address and port on both http proxy and https proxy

step 3: Click apply system wide
 

Now, you should able to see network traffic recorded by charlesproxy.

Note, if you are using chrome, you dont need to import charles root certificate on chrome