How to Install and Uninstall torsocks Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "torsocks" package

Learn how to install torsocks on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Learn how to uninstall torsocks on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: torsocks
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.0-3
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: 335
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Recommends: tor
Filename: pool/universe/t/torsocks/torsocks_2.3.0-3_amd64.deb
Size: 62456
MD5sum: 428398671591936435f1f69058bfa74f
SHA1: 6a4192939fbb998b6bbe8a5b7033ed71d132cc6d
SHA256: def979e9de41de0f6e7e6e809bc815c8216c255d383668056a71d01942ed9d5b
SHA512: 866275ab256b2d9c4e1a7ef623682933b365f23e15101e95e0da3396812cb85a8f0ba20ae05b185e382816820049235e41187b54fed031d9d175968e0c54a410
Homepage: https://gitweb.torproject.org/torsocks.git
Description-en: use SOCKS-friendly applications with Tor
Torsocks allows you to redirect network traffic of individual SOCKS-friendly
applications through the Tor network. It also ensures DNS queries are handled
correctly and explicitly blocks all UDP traffic from the application in
question.
It is possible that a given application can leak user/system data at a level
that neither Tor nor torsocks can control, a 100% guarantee of being safe to
operate with Tor can not be given for applications.
Description-md5: fe70449237bba4d944bbf7a42994057e