How To Install snowflake-client 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 snowflake-client on Ubuntu.
What is snowflake-client
snowflake-client is:
Snowflake helps users circumvent censorship by making a WebRTC connection to volunteer proxies. These proxies relay Tor traffic to a Snowflake bridge and then to through the Tor network.
This package provides the client.
There are three methods to install snowflake-client 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 snowflake-client Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install snowflake-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install snowflake-client
Install snowflake-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install snowflake-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install snowflake-client
Install snowflake-client 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 snowflake-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install snowflake-client
How To Uninstall snowflake-client on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the snowflake-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove snowflake-client
Uninstall snowflake-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall snowflake-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove snowflake-client
Remove snowflake-client Configurations and Data
To remove snowflake-client configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge snowflake-client
Remove snowflake-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove snowflake-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge snowflake-client
Dependencies
snowflake-client have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install snowflake-client package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.