How To Install squidguard 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 squidguard on Ubuntu.
What is squidguard
squidguard is:
squidGuard is a free, flexible and ultra fast filter, redirector and access controller plugin for squid. It lets you define multiple access rules with different restrictions for different user groups on a squid cache. squidGuard uses squid’s standard redirector interface.
Three seldom used contrib scripts need perl support: squidGuardRobot, sgclean, hostbyname
There are three methods to install squidguard 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 squidguard Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install squidguard using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install squidguard
Install squidguard Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install squidguard using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install squidguard
Install squidguard 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 squidguard using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install squidguard
How To Uninstall squidguard on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the squidguard package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove squidguard
Uninstall squidguard And Its Dependencies
To uninstall squidguard and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove squidguard
Remove squidguard Configurations and Data
To remove squidguard configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge squidguard
Remove squidguard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove squidguard configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge squidguard
Dependencies
squidguard have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install squidguard package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.