How To Install python-socksipychain on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-socksipychain on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-socksipychain
python-socksipychain is:
This Python module allows you to create TCP connections through a chain of SOCKS or HTTP proxies without any special effort. It also supports TLS/SSL encryption if the OpenSSL modules are installed.
There are three methods to install python-socksipychain 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 python-socksipychain Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-socksipychain using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-socksipychain
Install python-socksipychain Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-socksipychain using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-socksipychain
Install python-socksipychain 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 python-socksipychain using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-socksipychain
How To Uninstall python-socksipychain on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-socksipychain package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-socksipychain
Uninstall python-socksipychain And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-socksipychain and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-socksipychain
Remove python-socksipychain Configurations and Data
To remove python-socksipychain configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-socksipychain
Remove python-socksipychain configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-socksipychain configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-socksipychain
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-socksipychain package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
