How To Install proxytrack on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install proxytrack on Kali Linux.

What is proxytrack

proxytrack is:

ProxyTrack is a simple proxy server aimed to deliver content archived by HTTrack sessions. It can aggregate multiple download caches, for direct use (through any browser) or as an upstream cache slave server. This proxy can handle HTTP/1.1 proxy connections, and is able to reply to ICPv2 requests for an efficient integration within other cache servers, such as Squid. It can also handle transparent HTTP requests to allow cached live connections inside an offline network.

There are three methods to install proxytrack on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install proxytrack Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install proxytrack using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install proxytrack

Install proxytrack Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install proxytrack using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install proxytrack

Install proxytrack Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install proxytrack using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install proxytrack

How To Uninstall proxytrack on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the proxytrack package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove proxytrack

Uninstall proxytrack And Its Dependencies

To uninstall proxytrack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove proxytrack

Remove proxytrack Configurations and Data

To remove proxytrack configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge proxytrack

Remove proxytrack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove proxytrack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge proxytrack

Dependencies

proxytrack have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• zlib1g

References

• proxytrack website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install proxytrack package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.