How To Install squid-deb-proxy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install squid-deb-proxy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is squid-deb-proxy
squid-deb-proxy is:
This package contains a Squid proxy configuration to manage a cache of .deb downloads, with optimizations for the types of file present in package repositories, and using a dedicated directory and port.
There are three methods to install squid-deb-proxy 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install squid-deb-proxy
Install squid-deb-proxy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install squid-deb-proxy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install squid-deb-proxy
Install squid-deb-proxy 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install squid-deb-proxy
How To Uninstall squid-deb-proxy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the squid-deb-proxy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove squid-deb-proxy
Uninstall squid-deb-proxy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall squid-deb-proxy 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
Remove squid-deb-proxy Configurations and Data
To remove squid-deb-proxy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge squid-deb-proxy
Remove squid-deb-proxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove squid-deb-proxy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge squid-deb-proxy
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install squid-deb-proxy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
