How To Install ffproxy on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ffproxy on Kali Linux. ffproxy is Light and customizable http(s) proxy server with ipv6 support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ffproxy on Kali Linux.

What is ffproxy

ffproxy is:

ffproxy is a filtering HTTP/HTTPS proxy server.

  • It is able to filter by host, URL, and header.
  • Custom header entries can be filtered and added.
  • It can even drop its privileges and be chrooted.
  • Logging to syslog() is supported.
  • It can use another auxiliary proxy server.
  • HTTP accelerator feature (acting as front-end to a HTTP server) is included.
  • It allows transparent IPv6 over IPv4 browsing (and vice versa).

There are three methods to install ffproxy 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 ffproxy Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ffproxy

Install ffproxy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ffproxy using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ffproxy

Install ffproxy 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 ffproxy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ffproxy

How To Uninstall ffproxy on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ffproxy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ffproxy

Uninstall ffproxy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ffproxy

Remove ffproxy Configurations and Data

To remove ffproxy configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ffproxy

Remove ffproxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ffproxy

Dependencies

ffproxy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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