How To Install simpleproxy on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install simpleproxy on Debian 12.
What is simpleproxy
simpleproxy is:
simpleproxy acts as a simple TCP proxy. It opens a listening socket on the local machine and forwards any connection to a remote host. It can be run as a daemon or through inetd.
There are three methods to install simpleproxy on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install simpleproxy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install simpleproxy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install simpleproxy
Install simpleproxy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install simpleproxy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install simpleproxy
Install simpleproxy 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 simpleproxy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install simpleproxy
How To Uninstall simpleproxy on Debian 12
To uninstall only the simpleproxy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove simpleproxy
Uninstall simpleproxy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall simpleproxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove simpleproxy
Remove simpleproxy Configurations and Data
To remove simpleproxy configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge simpleproxy
Remove simpleproxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove simpleproxy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge simpleproxy
Dependencies
simpleproxy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install simpleproxy package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
