How To Install mitmproxy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mitmproxy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mitmproxy
mitmproxy is:
mitmproxy is an SSL-capable man-in-the-middle HTTP proxy. It provides a console interface that allows traffic flows to be inspected and edited on the fly.
Also shipped is mitmdump, the command-line version of mitmproxy, with the same functionality but without the frills. Think tcpdump for HTTP.
Features:
- intercept and modify HTTP traffic on the fly
- save HTTP conversations for later replay and analysis
- replay both HTTP clients and servers
- make scripted changes to HTTP traffic using Python
- SSL interception certs generated on the fly
There are three methods to install mitmproxy 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 mitmproxy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mitmproxy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mitmproxy
Install mitmproxy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mitmproxy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mitmproxy
Install mitmproxy 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 mitmproxy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mitmproxy
How To Uninstall mitmproxy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mitmproxy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mitmproxy
Uninstall mitmproxy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mitmproxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mitmproxy
Remove mitmproxy Configurations and Data
To remove mitmproxy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mitmproxy
Remove mitmproxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mitmproxy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mitmproxy
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mitmproxy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.