How To Install webext-foxyproxy on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install webext-foxyproxy on Debian 12.
What is webext-foxyproxy
webext-foxyproxy is:
FoxyProxy is an advanced proxy management tool that completely replaces Firefox’s limited proxying capabilities.
It features automatically switching the internet connection across one or more proxy servers based on URL patterns.
There are three methods to install webext-foxyproxy on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install webext-foxyproxy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install webext-foxyproxy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install webext-foxyproxy
Install webext-foxyproxy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install webext-foxyproxy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install webext-foxyproxy
Install webext-foxyproxy 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install webext-foxyproxy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install webext-foxyproxy
How To Uninstall webext-foxyproxy on Debian 12
To uninstall only the webext-foxyproxy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove webext-foxyproxy
Uninstall webext-foxyproxy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall webext-foxyproxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove webext-foxyproxy
Remove webext-foxyproxy Configurations and Data
To remove webext-foxyproxy configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge webext-foxyproxy
Remove webext-foxyproxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove webext-foxyproxy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge webext-foxyproxy
Dependencies
webext-foxyproxy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install webext-foxyproxy package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
