Linux Aplication Only Support Http Proxy

linux: xubuntu 12.04

if you a linux user and you have a socks proxy
but you want to use your socks proxy for linux aplication which doesn't support socks proxy

a way you can try is "polipo"
its an linux aplication how can convert socks proxy to http proxy

1. install polipo

# apt-get install polipo

2. configure polipo

# nano /etc/polipo/config

proxyAddress = "127.0.0.1"    # IPv4 only
proxyPort = 8118   // polipo http port

socksParentProxy = "127.0.0.1:1081" // your socks proxy
socksProxyType = socks5

3. config your aplication with http proxy
address: 127.0.0.1
port: 8118

4. cek connection

if you reconfigure your polipo config you must restart polipo service (in root)

# /etc/init.d/polipo restart

happy trying