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Installing Tinyproxy on MXLinux

In this tutorial, we will be installing Tinyproxy on MXLinux Latest.

Step 1: Open a Terminal

Open the terminal on your MXLinux by navigating to Application Menu > Terminal Emulator.

Step 2: Update the system

Enter the following command to update the package list:

sudo apt update

Step 3: Install Tinyproxy

To install Tinyproxy, run the following command:

sudo apt install tinyproxy

Step 4: Configure Tinyproxy

Once you've installed Tinyproxy, you'll need to configure it. Open the /etc/tinyproxy.conf file using your preferred text editor:

sudo nano /etc/tinyproxy.conf

Scroll down to the Allowed Clients section and uncomment the line to allow clients to access the proxy.

# The IP addresses or subnets that are allowed to access the proxy
# If you leave this empty, all clients will be allowed.
#
# Note that allowing just your local network may not be sufficient if you
# have a webserver on your machine, in which case you will need to allow
# your public IP address(es) in this list.
#
Allow 127.0.0.1

Save and exit the file.

Step 5: Start Tinyproxy

To start the Tinyproxy service, run the following command:

sudo systemctl start tinyproxy

You can also set Tinyproxy to start automatically on boot by running:

sudo systemctl enable tinyproxy

Step 6: Verify Tinyproxy is Running

To verify that Tinyproxy is running, use the following command:

systemctl status tinyproxy

If it is running, you should see output that looks something like this:

tinyproxy.service - Tinyproxy daemon
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/tinyproxy.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: active (running) since Wed 2021-08-25 08:24:43 EDT; 4min 43s ago
     Docs: man:tinyproxy(8)
 Main PID: 30469 (tinyproxy)
    Tasks: 1 (limit: 2365)
   Memory: 780.0K
   CGroup: /system.slice/tinyproxy.service
           └─30469 /usr/sbin/tinyproxy -c /etc/tinyproxy.conf

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install and configure Tinyproxy on MXLinux Latest. With this, you can now easily and securely access the internet through your own proxy server.

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