How to Install Microproxy on MXLinux Latest

Microproxy is a lightweight and easy-to-use HTTP/HTTPS proxy server that can be used to intercept and inspect network traffic. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing microproxy on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start, you will need the following:

Installing Microproxy

  1. Open the terminal on your MXLinux Latest computer.

  2. Type the following command to install the required dependencies:

    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install build-essential libev-dev libssl-dev
    
  3. Download the latest release of microproxy from the GitHub repository here.

  4. Extract the downloaded archive using the following command:

    tar -xzf microproxy-<version>.tar.gz
    

    Replace <version> with the version number of the downloaded release.

  5. Change into the extracted directory using the following command:

    cd microproxy-<version>
    

    Replace <version> with the version number of the downloaded release.

  6. Configure microproxy with the following command:

    ./configure
    

    This will set up the build environment for microproxy.

  7. Compile and install microproxy with the following command:

    make && sudo make install
    

    This will build and install microproxy on your system.

  8. Clean up the build files with the following command:

    make clean
    

    This will remove the build files generated during the compilation process.

  9. Verify that microproxy is installed correctly by running the following command:

    microproxy -h
    

    This command will display the command-line options for microproxy.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed microproxy on your MXLinux Latest computer!

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install microproxy on MXLinux Latest. Microproxy is now ready to intercept and inspect network traffic on your system. You can read the official documentation for microproxy here.

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