How to Install and Uninstall auto-apt-proxy Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: March 11,2025

1. Install "auto-apt-proxy" package

This is a short guide on how to install auto-apt-proxy on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                auto-apt-proxy
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "auto-apt-proxy" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall auto-apt-proxy on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                auto-apt-proxy
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the auto-apt-proxy package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: auto-apt-proxy
Architecture: all
Version: 8ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Antonio Terceiro
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 27
Depends: apt
Recommends: iproute2
Filename: pool/universe/a/auto-apt-proxy/auto-apt-proxy_8ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 6532
MD5sum: 898d3dd6ea049f37c70346008955f335
SHA1: 7d65d374e418a2db49d0189ce138da0edbb2815d
SHA256: ae3d8c14f4a5543b01bcd15dc066fe9fa063854264611dfe8db6dc129444d2e5
Homepage: https://anonscm.debian.org/git/users/terceiro/auto-apt-proxy.git
Description: automatic detector of common APT proxy settings
Description-md5: 34efde1fbae7ddc796069456b46d716c