Picasa 3 behind proxy in Ubuntu

Sep 10, 2009
  1. cd to /opt/picasa/bin/ OR /opt/google/picasa/3.0/bin
  2. then execute: ./wrapper regedit
  3. navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
    edit or create binary/dword value ProxyEnable with value 1.
  4. edit or create string value ProxyServer with value proxy:port
    For example, if 144.16.192.245 is your proxy address and 8080 is port then set ProxyServer value as 144.16.192.245:8080
[ Reference(s): Picasa faq ]