How To Install ziproxy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ziproxy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ziproxy
ziproxy is:
Ziproxy is a forwarding, non-caching and compressing HTTP proxy server. Basically it squeezes images by converting them to lower quality JPEGs and compresses (gzip) HTML and other text-like data. It also provides other features such as: HTML/JS/CSS optimization, preemptive hostname resolution, transparent proxying, IP ToS marking (QoS), Ad-Blocker, detailed logging and more.
Ziproxy may be installed in a number of different ways. Most common setup modes:
- As a remote proxy (by far, the most commonly used setup) Ziproxy accesses the remote www servers through a fast link, compresses the data, then send it to the client through a slow link. In such setups there’s no additional software required by the client, Ziproxy acts much as a common network proxy.
- As a local and remote proxy
Similar to setup #1, except that the client also runs its instance of
Ziproxy. Although Ziproxy does not require a Ziproxy-specific client,
there are circumstances where is desired to run Ziproxy-as-a-client:
- Client does not support JPEG 2000.
- Client supports JPEG 2000 but it is buggy and/or slow.
- Client does not support gzip.
- Need to support both JPEG 2000 and standard JPEG at the same proxy.
There are three methods to install ziproxy 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 ziproxy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ziproxy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ziproxy
Install ziproxy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ziproxy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ziproxy
Install ziproxy 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 ziproxy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ziproxy
How To Uninstall ziproxy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ziproxy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ziproxy
Uninstall ziproxy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ziproxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ziproxy
Remove ziproxy Configurations and Data
To remove ziproxy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ziproxy
Remove ziproxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ziproxy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ziproxy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ziproxy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
