How To Install go-mmproxy on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install go-mmproxy on Kali Linux.

What is go-mmproxy

go-mmproxy is:

‘go-mmproxy’ is a standalone application that unwraps HAProxy’s PROXY-protocol so that the TCP connection to the end server comes from client’s - instead of proxy server’s - IP address and port number.

This is a Golang reimplementation of mmproxy created to improve on mmproxy’s runtime stability while providing potentially greater performance in terms of connection and packet throughput.

There are three methods to install go-mmproxy 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 go-mmproxy Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install go-mmproxy

Install go-mmproxy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install go-mmproxy

Install go-mmproxy 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 go-mmproxy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install go-mmproxy

How To Uninstall go-mmproxy on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the go-mmproxy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove go-mmproxy

Uninstall go-mmproxy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove go-mmproxy

Remove go-mmproxy Configurations and Data

To remove go-mmproxy configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge go-mmproxy

Remove go-mmproxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge go-mmproxy

Dependencies

go-mmproxy have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• go-mmproxy website

Summary

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