How To Install tinyproxy-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tinyproxy-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tinyproxy-bin
tinyproxy-bin is:
An anonymizing HTTP proxy which is very light on system resources, ideal for smaller networks and similar situations where other proxies (such as Squid) may be overkill and/or a security risk. Tinyproxy can also be configured to anonymize HTTP requests (allowing for exceptions on a per-header basis).
This package contains the minimal set of files required for running the tinyproxy executable.
There are three methods to install tinyproxy-bin 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 tinyproxy-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tinyproxy-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tinyproxy-bin
Install tinyproxy-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tinyproxy-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tinyproxy-bin
Install tinyproxy-bin 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 tinyproxy-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tinyproxy-bin
How To Uninstall tinyproxy-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tinyproxy-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tinyproxy-bin
Uninstall tinyproxy-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tinyproxy-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tinyproxy-bin
Remove tinyproxy-bin Configurations and Data
To remove tinyproxy-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tinyproxy-bin
Remove tinyproxy-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tinyproxy-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tinyproxy-bin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tinyproxy-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
