How To Install squid-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install squid-common on Kali Linux.

What is squid-common

squid-common is:

Squid is a high-performance proxy caching server for web clients, supporting FTP, gopher, ICY and HTTP data objects.

This package contains common files (MIB and icons)

There are three methods to install squid-common 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 squid-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install squid-common

Install squid-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install squid-common

Install squid-common 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 squid-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install squid-common

How To Uninstall squid-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the squid-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove squid-common

Uninstall squid-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove squid-common

Remove squid-common Configurations and Data

To remove squid-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge squid-common

Remove squid-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge squid-common

Dependencies

squid-common have the following dependencies:

• squid-langpack

References

• squid-common website

Summary

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