How To Install python-socksipychain on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-socksipychain on Debian 9. python-socksipychain is Python SOCKS/HTTP/SSL chaining proxy module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-socksipychain on Debian 9.

What is python-socksipychain

python-socksipychain is:

This Python module allows you to create TCP connections through a chain of SOCKS or HTTP proxies without any special effort. It also supports TLS/SSL encryption if the OpenSSL modules are installed.

There are three methods to install python-socksipychain 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 python-socksipychain Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-socksipychain

Install python-socksipychain Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-socksipychain

Install python-socksipychain 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 python-socksipychain using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-socksipychain

How To Uninstall python-socksipychain on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-socksipychain package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-socksipychain

Uninstall python-socksipychain And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-socksipychain and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-socksipychain

Remove python-socksipychain Configurations and Data

To remove python-socksipychain configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-socksipychain

Remove python-socksipychain configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-socksipychain

Dependencies

python-socksipychain have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-socksipychain package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.