How To Install libsocks4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocks4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsocks4
libsocks4 is:
This is version 4.3 of SOCKS, a package that allows Unix hosts behind a firewall to gain full access to the internet without requiring direct IP reachability. It does require a SOCKS server program being run on a hosts that can communicate directly to hosts behind the firewall as well as hosts on the Internet at large. It is based on the original SOCKS written by David Koblas [email protected].
This package includes libsocks needed by SOCKSified client programs.
There are three methods to install libsocks4 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 libsocks4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsocks4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsocks4
Install libsocks4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsocks4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsocks4
Install libsocks4 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 libsocks4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsocks4
How To Uninstall libsocks4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsocks4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsocks4
Uninstall libsocks4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsocks4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsocks4
Remove libsocks4 Configurations and Data
To remove libsocks4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsocks4
Remove libsocks4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsocks4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsocks4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsocks4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
