How To Install simpleproxy on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is simpleproxy

simpleproxy is:

simpleproxy acts as a simple TCP proxy. It opens a listening socket on the local machine and forwards any connection to a remote host. It can be run as a daemon or through inetd.

There are three methods to install simpleproxy 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 simpleproxy Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install simpleproxy

Install simpleproxy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install simpleproxy

Install simpleproxy 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 simpleproxy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install simpleproxy

How To Uninstall simpleproxy on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove simpleproxy

Uninstall simpleproxy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove simpleproxy

Remove simpleproxy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge simpleproxy

Remove simpleproxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge simpleproxy

Dependencies

simpleproxy have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• simpleproxy website

Summary

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