How To Install snowflake-proxy on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install snowflake-proxy on Ubuntu 22.04. snowflake-proxy is WebRTC pluggable transport for Tor (proxy)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install snowflake-proxy on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is snowflake-proxy

snowflake-proxy is:

Snowflake helps users circumvent censorship by making a WebRTC connection to volunteer proxies. These proxies relay Tor traffic to a Snowflake bridge and then to through the Tor network.

This package provides the proxy.

There are three methods to install snowflake-proxy on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install snowflake-proxy Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install snowflake-proxy

Install snowflake-proxy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install snowflake-proxy

Install snowflake-proxy 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 snowflake-proxy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install snowflake-proxy

How To Uninstall snowflake-proxy on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the snowflake-proxy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove snowflake-proxy

Uninstall snowflake-proxy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall snowflake-proxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove snowflake-proxy

Remove snowflake-proxy Configurations and Data

To remove snowflake-proxy configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge snowflake-proxy

Remove snowflake-proxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge snowflake-proxy

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install snowflake-proxy package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.