How To Install auto-apt-proxy on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install auto-apt-proxy on Kali Linux. auto-apt-proxy is automatic detector of common APT proxy settings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install auto-apt-proxy on Kali Linux.

What is auto-apt-proxy

auto-apt-proxy is:

auto-apt-proxy installs itself as an APT proxy autodetector, and detects common setups by checking localhost and the network default gateway for well-known APT proxies such as apt-cacher-ng.

This package is most useful for development environments, and will Do The Right Thing for:

  • build chroots, with a proxy running on the host system.
  • docker/lxc containers, with a proxy running on the host system.
  • Virtual machines with NAT networking, with a proxy running on the host
  • system.
  • any other system, with a proxy running on its default gateway.

The following APT proxy servers are supported and automatically detected:

  • apt-cacher-ng
  • approx
  • apt-cacher
  • any proxy advertised by an _apt_proxy._tcp SRV record in your domain

This package has a minimal set of dependencies in order to minimize the influence on systems where it is installed.

This package does not query mDNS SRV records, which would require avahi. If you need that, consider the squid-deb-proxy-client package instead.

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

Install auto-apt-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 auto-apt-proxy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install auto-apt-proxy

Install auto-apt-proxy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install auto-apt-proxy

Install auto-apt-proxy Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install auto-apt-proxy

How To Uninstall auto-apt-proxy on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove auto-apt-proxy

Uninstall auto-apt-proxy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall auto-apt-proxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove auto-apt-proxy

Remove auto-apt-proxy Configurations and Data

To remove auto-apt-proxy configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge auto-apt-proxy

Remove auto-apt-proxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

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

Dependencies

auto-apt-proxy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install auto-apt-proxy package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.