How To Install tinyproxy on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tinyproxy on CentOS 7.
What is tinyproxy
tinyproxy is a small, efficient HTTP/SSL proxy daemon that is very useful in a small network setting, where a larger proxy like Squid would either be too resource intensive, or a security risk.
We can use yum or dnf to install tinyproxy on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install tinyproxy.
Install tinyproxy on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install tinyproxy using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install tinyproxy
Install tinyproxy on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install tinyproxy using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install tinyproxy
How To Uninstall tinyproxy on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the tinyproxy package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove tinyproxy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tinyproxy on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
