How To Install squidview 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 squidview on Ubuntu.
What is squidview
squidview is:
squidview is a ncurses-based application which allows you to view and monitor your squid’s access.log in a very comfortable way. Additionally you can create reports and statistics.
There are three methods to install squidview 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 squidview Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install squidview using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install squidview
Install squidview Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install squidview using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install squidview
Install squidview 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 squidview using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install squidview
How To Uninstall squidview on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the squidview package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove squidview
Uninstall squidview And Its Dependencies
To uninstall squidview and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove squidview
Remove squidview Configurations and Data
To remove squidview configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge squidview
Remove squidview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove squidview configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge squidview
Dependencies
squidview have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install squidview package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.