How To Install go-mmproxy on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install go-mmproxy on Ubuntu.
What is go-mmproxy
go-mmproxy is:
‘go-mmproxy’ is a standalone application that unwraps HAProxy’s PROXY-protocol so that the TCP connection to the end server comes from client’s - instead of proxy server’s - IP address and port number.
This is a Golang reimplementation of mmproxy created to improve on mmproxy’s runtime stability while providing potentially greater performance in terms of connection and packet throughput.
There are three methods to install go-mmproxy on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install go-mmproxy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install go-mmproxy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install go-mmproxy
Install go-mmproxy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install go-mmproxy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install go-mmproxy
Install go-mmproxy 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 go-mmproxy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install go-mmproxy
How To Uninstall go-mmproxy on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the go-mmproxy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove go-mmproxy
Uninstall go-mmproxy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall go-mmproxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove go-mmproxy
Remove go-mmproxy Configurations and Data
To remove go-mmproxy configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge go-mmproxy
Remove go-mmproxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove go-mmproxy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge go-mmproxy
Dependencies
go-mmproxy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install go-mmproxy package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.