How To Install python-txsocksx on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-txsocksx on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-txsocksx is SOCKS{4,4a,5} endpoints for Twisted

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-txsocksx on Debian 10.

What is python-txsocksx

python-txsocksx is:

SOCKS is an Internet protocol that routes network packets between a client and server through a proxy server.

This library implements endpoints for SOCKS versions 4, 4a and 5 for the Twisted Python framework.

There are three methods to install python-txsocksx 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 python-txsocksx 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-txsocksx using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-txsocksx

Install python-txsocksx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-txsocksx

Install python-txsocksx 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 python-txsocksx using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-txsocksx

How To Uninstall python-txsocksx on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-txsocksx package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-txsocksx

Uninstall python-txsocksx And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-txsocksx

Remove python-txsocksx Configurations and Data

To remove python-txsocksx configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-txsocksx

Remove python-txsocksx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-txsocksx

Dependencies

python-txsocksx have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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