How To Install libpacparser1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpacparser1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpacparser1
libpacparser1 is:
a library to parse proxy auto-config (PAC) files. Proxy auto-config files are a vastly used proxy configuration method these days. Web browsers can use a PAC file to determine which proxy server to use or whether to go direct for a given URL. PAC files are written in JavaScript and can be programmed to return different proxy methods (e.g. “PROXY proxy1:port; DIRECT”) depending upon URL, source IP address, protocol, time of the day etc. PAC files introduce a lot of possibilities.
Needless to say, PAC files are now a widely accepted method for proxy configuration management and companies all over are using them in corporate environments. Almost all popular web browsers support PAC files. The idea behind pacparser is to make it easy to add this PAC file parsing capability to any program (C and Python supported right now).
This package contains the shared library, and pactester, a tool for testing PAC files
There are three methods to install libpacparser1 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpacparser1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpacparser1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpacparser1
Install libpacparser1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpacparser1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpacparser1
Install libpacparser1 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libpacparser1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpacparser1
How To Uninstall libpacparser1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpacparser1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpacparser1
Uninstall libpacparser1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpacparser1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpacparser1
Remove libpacparser1 Configurations and Data
To remove libpacparser1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpacparser1
Remove libpacparser1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpacparser1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpacparser1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpacparser1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
