How To Install squid-deb-proxy-client on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install squid-deb-proxy-client on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install squid-deb-proxy-client package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
