How To Install corkscrew on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install corkscrew on Debian 9.
What is corkscrew
corkscrew is:
corkscrew is a simple tool to tunnel TCP connections through an HTTP proxy supporting the CONNECT method. It reads stdin and writes to stdout during the connection, just like netcat.
It can be used for instance to connect to an SSH server running on a remote 443 port through a strict HTTPS proxy.
There are three methods to install corkscrew 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 corkscrew Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install corkscrew using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install corkscrew
Install corkscrew Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install corkscrew using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install corkscrew
Install corkscrew 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 corkscrew using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install corkscrew
How To Uninstall corkscrew on Debian 9
To uninstall only the corkscrew package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove corkscrew
Uninstall corkscrew And Its Dependencies
To uninstall corkscrew and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove corkscrew
Remove corkscrew Configurations and Data
To remove corkscrew configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge corkscrew
Remove corkscrew configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove corkscrew configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge corkscrew
Dependencies
corkscrew have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install corkscrew package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.