How To Install tcpwatch-httpproxy on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcpwatch-httpproxy on Ubuntu 18.04. tcpwatch-httpproxy is TCP monitoring and logging tool with support for HTTP 1.1

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcpwatch-httpproxy on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is tcpwatch-httpproxy

tcpwatch-httpproxy is:

This program allows recording of HTTP sessions by being used as a proxy server. It writes out the requests you send to a file. Its recommended usage is as a plugin to funkload.

There are three methods to install tcpwatch-httpproxy 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 tcpwatch-httpproxy Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tcpwatch-httpproxy

Install tcpwatch-httpproxy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tcpwatch-httpproxy

Install tcpwatch-httpproxy 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 tcpwatch-httpproxy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tcpwatch-httpproxy

How To Uninstall tcpwatch-httpproxy on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the tcpwatch-httpproxy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tcpwatch-httpproxy

Uninstall tcpwatch-httpproxy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall tcpwatch-httpproxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcpwatch-httpproxy

Remove tcpwatch-httpproxy Configurations and Data

To remove tcpwatch-httpproxy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tcpwatch-httpproxy

Remove tcpwatch-httpproxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcpwatch-httpproxy

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcpwatch-httpproxy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.