How To Install libproxychains-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libproxychains-dev on Debian 12.
What is libproxychains-dev
libproxychains-dev is:
Proxy chains force any tcp connection made by any given tcp client to follow through proxy (or proxy chain). It is a kind of proxifier. It acts like sockscap / premeo / eborder driver ( intercepts TCP calls )
See ‘proxychains’ package for more detailed description.
This package contains development header files for the shared library used by proxychains.
There are three methods to install libproxychains-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libproxychains-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libproxychains-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libproxychains-dev
Install libproxychains-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libproxychains-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libproxychains-dev
Install libproxychains-dev 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 libproxychains-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libproxychains-dev
How To Uninstall libproxychains-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libproxychains-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libproxychains-dev
Uninstall libproxychains-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libproxychains-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libproxychains-dev
Remove libproxychains-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libproxychains-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libproxychains-dev
Remove libproxychains-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libproxychains-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libproxychains-dev
Dependencies
libproxychains-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libproxychains-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
