SocksBin is an open source cross-platform proxy tool capable of handling multiple protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, SSL, HTTP(S) and others. In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to install SocksBin on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before installing SocksBin, you need to install certain dependencies which are helpful for the execution of SocksBin. To install dependencies, open the terminal and run the following command.
sudo zypper install cmake gcc-c++ git make openssl-devel libboost-devel libssl-devel
Use git to clone the SocksBin from the repository. Run the following commands in your terminal.
git clone https://github.com/magnumdingusedu/socksbin.git
cd socksbin
Next, we need to build SocksBin. Navigate to the cloned SocksBin directory and run the following command in the terminal.
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make
The above commands will build the SocksBin executable. It will take some time depending on your machine specifications.
Once the build process has been completed, we can install SocksBin on our machine. Run the following command in your terminal.
sudo make install
To verify if SocksBin is installed correctly, run the following command.
socksbin -v
If the installation is successful, you will see the version number of the SocksBin.
SocksBin is an excellent and powerful proxy tool that can be used to handle multiple protocols. In this tutorial, we have explained how to install SocksBin on OpenSUSE Latest. If you face any issue during installation, feel free to ask for help in the comments section.
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