How To Install onioncat on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install onioncat on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is onioncat
onioncat is:
OnionCat creates a transparent IP layer on top of Tor hidden services. It transparently transmits any kind of IP-based data through the Tor network on a location hidden basis. You can think of it as a point-to-multipoint VPN between hidden services.
OnionCat is a stand-alone application which runs in userland and is a connector between Tor and the local OS. Any protocol based on IP, such as UDP or TCP, can be transmitted.
OnionCat supports IPv6; native IPv4 forwarding, though still available, is deprecated: the recommended solution for IPv4 forwarding is to build a IPv4-through-IPv6 tunnel through OnionCat.
There are three methods to install onioncat 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 onioncat Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install onioncat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install onioncat
Install onioncat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install onioncat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install onioncat
Install onioncat 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 onioncat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install onioncat
How To Uninstall onioncat on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the onioncat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove onioncat
Uninstall onioncat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall onioncat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove onioncat
Remove onioncat Configurations and Data
To remove onioncat configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge onioncat
Remove onioncat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove onioncat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge onioncat
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install onioncat package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.