How To Install mooproxy on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install mooproxy on Debian 9. mooproxy is A buffering proxy for MOO connections

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mooproxy on Debian 9.

What is mooproxy

mooproxy is:

Mooproxy is a buffering proxy for MOOs (a class of text-based RPGs, descending from MUDs). The MOO client connects to mooproxy, and mooproxy connects to the MOO server.

Mooproxy keeps you connected to the MOO server if the client disconnects (voluntarily, because of network problems, because the client crashes, because of a power outage, etc).

Mooproxy also provides centralised logging, buffers text when the client isn’t connected, and provides context when the client does connect.

There are three methods to install mooproxy 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 mooproxy Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mooproxy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mooproxy

Install mooproxy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mooproxy using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mooproxy

Install mooproxy 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 mooproxy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mooproxy

How To Uninstall mooproxy on Debian 9

To uninstall only the mooproxy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mooproxy

Uninstall mooproxy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mooproxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mooproxy

Remove mooproxy Configurations and Data

To remove mooproxy configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mooproxy

Remove mooproxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mooproxy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mooproxy

Dependencies

mooproxy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mooproxy package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.