This markdown tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Squid on Alpine Linux Latest. The following steps should be performed as the root user.
The first thing you need to do is install Alpine Linux Latest on your system. You can follow the instructions on the Alpine Linux website to perform the installation.
Once you have installed Alpine Linux Latest, you need to update the package list using the following command.
apk update
Next, you need to install Squid using the following command.
apk add squid
This will install Squid and all its dependencies on your system.
After installing Squid, you need to configure it to work properly. The Squid configuration file is located at /etc/squid/squid.conf. You can edit this file using your favorite text editor.
vi /etc/squid/squid.conf
In the configuration file, you can change the Squid settings to suit your needs. The configuration file is well documented, so it is easy to understand what each setting does.
Finally, you can start Squid using the following command.
rc-service squid start
This will start the Squid service on your system. You can now use Squid for caching web content.
That's it! You have successfully installed Squid from http://www.squid-cache.org/ on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now use Squid to cache web content on your system.
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