How To Install squid3 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install squid3 on Debian 9.
What is squid3
squid3 is:
Squid is a high-performance proxy caching server for web clients, supporting FTP, gopher, ICY and HTTP data objects.
This is a transitional package used to migrate from squid3 to squid.
There are three methods to install squid3 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install squid3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install squid3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install squid3
Install squid3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install squid3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install squid3
Install squid3 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 squid3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install squid3
How To Uninstall squid3 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the squid3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove squid3
Uninstall squid3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall squid3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove squid3
Remove squid3 Configurations and Data
To remove squid3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge squid3
Remove squid3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove squid3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge squid3
Dependencies
squid3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install squid3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
