How to install Privoxy on OpenBSD

To install Privoxy on OpenBSD, follow these steps:

  1. Open a terminal window on your OpenBSD system.

  2. Use the pkg_add command to install Privoxy. Input the following command in the terminal window:

    sudo pkg_add privoxy
    

    If you do not have the sudo command installed, you can use the su command to switch to the root user and then run the pkg_add command.

  3. After the installation is complete, you can start Privoxy by running the following command:

    sudo /etc/rc.d/privoxy start
    
  4. If you want to make Privoxy start automatically at boot time, you can enable the privoxy service by running the following command:

    sudo rcctl enable privoxy
    
  5. By default, Privoxy listens on port 8118. You can configure your browser to use Privoxy by specifying the proxy settings. In Firefox, you can do this by going to the Preferences menu, clicking the Network Settings button, and then entering localhost and 8118 in the HTTP Proxy and SSL Proxy fields.

Now you are ready to use Privoxy on your OpenBSD system!

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