How To Install flashproxy-client on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install flashproxy-client on Debian 9.
What is flashproxy-client
flashproxy-client is:
Flashproxy is a tool to circumvent censorship by setting up many, generally ephemeral, browser-based proxies, with the goal of outpacing a censor’s ability to enumerate and block the IP addresses of those proxies. Censored clients can then connect to a Tor relay via these proxies, by using a hard-to-block, low-bandwidth registration system called the facilitator.
This package contains the client transport plugin that enables censored Tor users to circumvent censorship. It is compliant with the Tor pluggable transports specification.
There are three methods to install flashproxy-client on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install flashproxy-client Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install flashproxy-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install flashproxy-client
Install flashproxy-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install flashproxy-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install flashproxy-client
Install flashproxy-client 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install flashproxy-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install flashproxy-client
How To Uninstall flashproxy-client on Debian 9
To uninstall only the flashproxy-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove flashproxy-client
Uninstall flashproxy-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall flashproxy-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove flashproxy-client
Remove flashproxy-client Configurations and Data
To remove flashproxy-client configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge flashproxy-client
Remove flashproxy-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove flashproxy-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge flashproxy-client
Dependencies
flashproxy-client have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install flashproxy-client package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
