How To Install polipo-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install polipo-dbg on Debian 9.
What is polipo-dbg
polipo-dbg is:
Polipo is a caching web proxy (a web cache) designed to be used by one person or a small group of people. It is similar in spirit to WWWOFFLE, but the implementation techniques are more like the ones used by Squid.
This package contains the debugging symbols for polipo.
There are three methods to install polipo-dbg 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 polipo-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install polipo-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install polipo-dbg
Install polipo-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install polipo-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install polipo-dbg
Install polipo-dbg 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 polipo-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install polipo-dbg
How To Uninstall polipo-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the polipo-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove polipo-dbg
Uninstall polipo-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall polipo-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove polipo-dbg
Remove polipo-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove polipo-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge polipo-dbg
Remove polipo-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove polipo-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge polipo-dbg
Dependencies
polipo-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install polipo-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
