SocksBin is a server/client tool for proxying TCP connections via SOCKS or HTTPS proxy tunnels. Here, we will walk you through the process of installing SocksBin on your POP! OS Latest.
Before you start installing SocksBin on your POP! OS Latest, make sure you have these prerequisites:
To clone SocksBin from GitHub, you will need to have Git installed on your system. If you already have Git installed, you can skip this step.
To install Git on your POP! OS Latest, open the terminal and type:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install git
Enter your password when prompted, and Git will be installed on your system.
Once Git is installed on your system, you can clone SocksBin from GitHub. To do so, open the terminal and type:
sudo git clone https://github.com/magnumdingusedu/socksbin.git /opt/socksbin
This command will clone SocksBin from GitHub and save it in the /opt/socksbin directory.
To use SocksBin, you will need to install some dependencies. To install them, open the terminal and type:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y make gcc libssl-dev
This will install the required dependencies on your system.
Now that you have cloned SocksBin from GitHub and installed the dependencies, you can build and install it on your system.
To do so, navigate to the /opt/socksbin directory by typing:
cd /opt/socksbin
Then, build and install SocksBin by typing:
sudo make && sudo make install
This command will build and install SocksBin on your system. Once it's done, you can start using it.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install SocksBin on POP! OS Latest. Once you have installed SocksBin, you can use it to proxy TCP connections via SOCKS or HTTPS proxy tunnels.
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