Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install privoxy on Kali Linux.
What is privoxy
privoxy is:
Privoxy is a web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for
protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing cookies,
controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other
obnoxious Internet junk. Privoxy has a very flexible configuration
and can be customized to suit individual needs and tastes. Privoxy
has application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.
Privoxy is based on Internet Junkbuster ™.
There are three methods to install privoxy 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 privoxy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install privoxy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install privoxyInstall privoxy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install privoxy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install privoxyInstall privoxy 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install privoxy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install privoxyHow To Uninstall privoxy on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the privoxy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove privoxyUninstall privoxy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall privoxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove privoxyRemove privoxy Configurations and Data
To remove privoxy configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge privoxyRemove privoxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove privoxy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge privoxyDependencies
privoxy have the following dependencies:
- init-system-helpers
- adduser
- debconf
- logrotate
- lsb-base
- ucf
- debconf
- libbrotli1
- libc6
- libmbedcrypto3
- libmbedtls12
- libmbedx509-0
- libpcre3
- zlib1g
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install privoxy package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
