How to Install and Uninstall proxychains Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "proxychains" package

This tutorial shows how to install proxychains on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall proxychains on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: proxychains
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 27
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Echeverry
Architecture: all
Version: 3.1-7
Depends: libproxychains3 (>= 3.1-7)
Filename: pool/universe/p/proxychains/proxychains_3.1-7_all.deb
Size: 5582
MD5sum: 82b9ff1ec658310083240c3a886ad6b9
SHA1: 3f95d8173a76f30c3b27353526ad2dd2795eaf42
SHA256: 69e03591e837fb8d97cb3f2820898afa7368783b188c4e9021d077b09dc37d36
Description-en: 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: 040457b770c0fda03ec53238fc3e3cb4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://proxychains.sourceforge.net
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu