How to Install and Uninstall proxychains Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "proxychains" package

Please follow the instructions below to install proxychains on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                proxychains
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "proxychains" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall proxychains on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                proxychains
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the proxychains package on Kali Linux

Package: proxychains
Version: 3.1-9
Installed-Size: 27
Maintainer: Daniel Echeverri
Architecture: all
Depends: libproxychains3 (>= 3.1-9)
Size: 9140
SHA256: b376599f320b8443740bbdbbabbbe2097e0f25c05bb2539070ec858afdecc88b
SHA1: b815b83ff8b015864b65fd20a70e6a72dbd734e3
MD5sum: a41eb851b13aff65efcf22dfae51efca
Description: proxy chains - redirect connections through proxy servers
Proxy chains force any tcp connection made by any given tcp client
to follow through proxy (or proxy chain). It is a kind of proxifier.
It acts like sockscap / premeo / eborder driver ( intercepts TCP calls )
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This version supports SOCKS4, SOCKS5 and HTTP CONNECT proxy servers.
Different proxy types can be mixed in the same chain.
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Features
* Access Internet from behind restrictive firewall.
* Source IP masquerade.
* SSH tunneling and forwarding.
* Dynamic LAN-to-LAN VPN channel.
* Servers and daemons friendly (works fine with sendmail MTA).
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http://proxychains.sourceforge.net
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://proxychains.sourceforge.net
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, network::vpn, role::program,
use::proxying
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/proxychains/proxychains_3.1-9_all.deb