How To Install python-txsocksx on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-txsocksx on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-txsocksx
python-txsocksx is:
SOCKS is an Internet protocol that routes network packets between a client and server through a proxy server.
This library implements endpoints for SOCKS versions 4, 4a and 5 for the Twisted Python framework.
There are three methods to install python-txsocksx 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 python-txsocksx 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-txsocksx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-txsocksx
Install python-txsocksx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-txsocksx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-txsocksx
Install python-txsocksx 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 python-txsocksx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-txsocksx
How To Uninstall python-txsocksx on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-txsocksx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-txsocksx
Uninstall python-txsocksx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-txsocksx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-txsocksx
Remove python-txsocksx Configurations and Data
To remove python-txsocksx configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-txsocksx
Remove python-txsocksx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-txsocksx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-txsocksx
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-txsocksx package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
