How to Install and Uninstall torsocks Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 05,2024

You can also install and uninstall the torsocks on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "torsocks" package

Please follow the instructions below to install torsocks on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall torsocks on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the torsocks package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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: use SOCKS-friendly applications with Tor
Description-md5: fe70449237bba4d944bbf7a42994057e