How to Install and Uninstall torsocks Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "torsocks" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install torsocks on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall torsocks on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: torsocks
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.0-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Privacy Tools Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 309
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Recommends: tor
Filename: pool/universe/t/torsocks/torsocks_2.2.0-2_amd64.deb
Size: 59118
MD5sum: ecbbbf0a22a14c5af155f7a9830b3680
SHA1: 32ffc3d8c2f9cc3bef203ba558db4fd6f56a939e
SHA256: 7d09f5ea846e4719f5a83cfe0ef5de54a0f282376f3c7dabb145c28839051070
Homepage: https://gitweb.torproject.org/torsocks.git
Description: use SOCKS-friendly applications with Tor
Description-md5: b174a69fd7528986b202a57d78551bd4