How To Install squid-deb-proxy-client on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install squid-deb-proxy-client on Kali Linux.

What is squid-deb-proxy-client

squid-deb-proxy-client is:

This package contains a helper for the APT http method to discover proxies that publish their service as _apt_proxy._tcp.

It was written to be installed on clients that should use squid-deb-proxy automatically, but it will work with any proxy that publishes the service as _apt_proxy._tcp.

There are three methods to install squid-deb-proxy-client 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-deb-proxy-client 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-deb-proxy-client using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install squid-deb-proxy-client

Install squid-deb-proxy-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install squid-deb-proxy-client

Install squid-deb-proxy-client 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-deb-proxy-client using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install squid-deb-proxy-client

How To Uninstall squid-deb-proxy-client on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the squid-deb-proxy-client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove squid-deb-proxy-client

Uninstall squid-deb-proxy-client And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove squid-deb-proxy-client

Remove squid-deb-proxy-client Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge squid-deb-proxy-client

Remove squid-deb-proxy-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge squid-deb-proxy-client

Dependencies

squid-deb-proxy-client have the following dependencies:

• apt
• avahi-utils
• python3

References

• squid-deb-proxy-client website

Summary

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