How To Install jesred on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install jesred on Kali Linux. jesred is Redirector for the Squid proxy

Introduction

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

What is jesred

jesred is:

Jesred is a very fast and highly configurable redirector for the Squid HTTP caching proxy. Jesred needs little memory, can rewrite all HTTP request methods and offers extensive logging.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install jesred

Install jesred Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jesred

Install jesred 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 jesred using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jesred

How To Uninstall jesred on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove jesred

Uninstall jesred And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jesred

Remove jesred Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge jesred

Remove jesred configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jesred

Dependencies

jesred have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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