How To Install tinyproxy on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install tinyproxy on Kali Linux. tinyproxy is Lightweight, non-caching, optionally anonymizing HTTP proxy

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tinyproxy on Kali Linux.

What is tinyproxy

tinyproxy 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 everything for running tinyproxy as a system-wide service.

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

sudo apt-get -y install tinyproxy

Install tinyproxy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install tinyproxy using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install tinyproxy

Install tinyproxy 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 tinyproxy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tinyproxy

How To Uninstall tinyproxy on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the tinyproxy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tinyproxy

Uninstall tinyproxy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tinyproxy

Remove tinyproxy Configurations and Data

To remove tinyproxy configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tinyproxy

Remove tinyproxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tinyproxy

Dependencies

tinyproxy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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