How To Install dansguardian on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dansguardian on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dansguardian
dansguardian is:
DansGuardian filters the content of pages based on many methods including phrase matching, PICS filtering and URL filtering. It does not purely filter based on a banned list of sites.
It provides real-time virus scanning capabilities for content access.
DansGuardian is designed to be completely flexible and allows you to tailor the filtering to your exact needs. It can be as draconian or as unobstructive as you want. The default settings are geared towards what a primary school might want but DansGuardian puts you in control of what you want to block.
DansGuardian requires squid or another similar caching proxy server on your local network.
There are three methods to install dansguardian on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dansguardian Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dansguardian using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dansguardian
Install dansguardian Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dansguardian using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dansguardian
Install dansguardian Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install dansguardian using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dansguardian
How To Uninstall dansguardian on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dansguardian package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dansguardian
Uninstall dansguardian And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dansguardian and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dansguardian
Remove dansguardian Configurations and Data
To remove dansguardian configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dansguardian
Remove dansguardian configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dansguardian configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dansguardian
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dansguardian package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
