stuck at “Getting org.scala-sbt sbt 0.13.6 …” when running sbt in terminal

Question

Similar problem with How to use sbt behind authenticated proxy?. I tried with the given answer and problem still there.

When I run sbt in terminal, it

Answer 1

This is quite old post and my answer may not be completely relevant. But here is my experience:

1. I am using sbt 0.13.8
2. Getting org.scala-sbt sbt 0.13.8 ...
3. I have got this line hanging for some time - between 5 to 10 minutes.
4. And then it started to download stuff.

So my solution is that you have to wait a bit.