How To Install e2guardian on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install e2guardian on Debian 10.
What is e2guardian
e2guardian is:
e2guardian filters the content of pages based on many methods including phrase matching, PICS filtering and URL filtering. It does not purely filter based on a banned list of sites.
It provides real-time virus scanning capabilities for content access.
e2guardian is designed to be completely flexible and allows you to tailor the filtering to your exact needs. It can be as draconian or as unobstructive as you want. The default settings are geared towards what a primary school might want but e2guardian puts you in control of what you want to block.
e2guardian requires squid or another similar caching proxy server on your local network.
There are three methods to install e2guardian on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install e2guardian Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install e2guardian using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install e2guardian
Install e2guardian Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install e2guardian using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install e2guardian
Install e2guardian 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 e2guardian using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install e2guardian
How To Uninstall e2guardian on Debian 10
To uninstall only the e2guardian package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove e2guardian
Uninstall e2guardian And Its Dependencies
To uninstall e2guardian and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove e2guardian
Remove e2guardian Configurations and Data
To remove e2guardian configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge e2guardian
Remove e2guardian configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove e2guardian configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge e2guardian
Dependencies
e2guardian have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install e2guardian package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.