How To Install proxytunnel on Debian 10

Learn how to install proxytunnel on Debian 10 with this tutorial. proxytunnel is Create tcp tunnels trough HTTPS proxies, for using with SSH

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install proxytunnel on Debian 10.

What is proxytunnel

proxytunnel is:

Proxytunnel is a program that connects stdin and stdout to an origin server somewhere in the Internet through an industry standard HTTPS proxy. It was originally written to be used as an extension to SSH, to be used to SSH to a box at home. It’s possible to use proxytunnel along with other applications as well.

There are three methods to install proxytunnel on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install proxytunnel Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install proxytunnel

Install proxytunnel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install proxytunnel

Install proxytunnel 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 proxytunnel using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install proxytunnel

How To Uninstall proxytunnel on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove proxytunnel

Uninstall proxytunnel And Its Dependencies

To uninstall proxytunnel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove proxytunnel

Remove proxytunnel Configurations and Data

To remove proxytunnel configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge proxytunnel

Remove proxytunnel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge proxytunnel

Dependencies

proxytunnel have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install proxytunnel package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.