How To Install obfsproxy on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install obfsproxy on Debian 9.
What is obfsproxy
obfsproxy is:
obfsproxy is a tool that attempts to circumvent censorship by transforming the Tor traffic between the client and the bridge. This way censors, who usually monitor traffic between the client and the bridge, will see innocent-looking transformed traffic instead of the actual Tor traffic.
It is written in Python and is compliant with the Tor pluggable transports specification, and its modular architecture allows it to support multiple pluggable transports.
There are three methods to install obfsproxy on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install obfsproxy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install obfsproxy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install obfsproxy
Install obfsproxy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install obfsproxy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install obfsproxy
Install obfsproxy 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 obfsproxy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install obfsproxy
How To Uninstall obfsproxy on Debian 9
To uninstall only the obfsproxy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove obfsproxy
Uninstall obfsproxy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall obfsproxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove obfsproxy
Remove obfsproxy Configurations and Data
To remove obfsproxy configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge obfsproxy
Remove obfsproxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove obfsproxy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge obfsproxy
Dependencies
obfsproxy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install obfsproxy package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.