How To Install bdfproxy on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bdfproxy on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is bdfproxy
bdfproxy is:
The bdfproxy is for patching binaries during download ala MITM because a lot of security tool websites still serve binaries via non-SSL/TLS means.
This tool is based on backdoor-factory modules to cave various binaries.
There are three methods to install bdfproxy on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install bdfproxy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bdfproxy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bdfproxy
Install bdfproxy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bdfproxy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bdfproxy
Install bdfproxy 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 bdfproxy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bdfproxy
How To Uninstall bdfproxy on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the bdfproxy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bdfproxy
Uninstall bdfproxy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bdfproxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bdfproxy
Remove bdfproxy Configurations and Data
To remove bdfproxy configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bdfproxy
Remove bdfproxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bdfproxy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bdfproxy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bdfproxy package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
