How To Install squid-openssl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install squid-openssl on Kali Linux. squid-openssl is Full featured Web Proxy cache (HTTP proxy OpenSSL flavour)

Introduction

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

What is squid-openssl

squid-openssl is:

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install squid-openssl

Install squid-openssl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install squid-openssl

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

sudo aptitude -y install squid-openssl

How To Uninstall squid-openssl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove squid-openssl

Uninstall squid-openssl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove squid-openssl

Remove squid-openssl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge squid-openssl

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

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

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

Dependencies

squid-openssl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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