How to Install Microproxy on POP! OS Latest

In this tutorial, we will see how to install Microproxy on POP! OS Latest. Microproxy is an open-source, light-weight and fast tool that intercepts HTTP/HTTPS requests and responses and allows you to modify them using regular expressions.

Prerequisites

• POP! OS Latest
• Basic knowledge of terminal commands

Steps

Follow the below steps to install Microproxy on POP! OS Latest:

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing Microproxy, you need to install some dependencies. Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T and run the following command:

sudo apt-get install cmake gcc make g++ libssl-dev libboost-all-dev

Step 2: Clone Microproxy

To clone Microproxy from the Github repository, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/thekvs/microproxy.git

This will create a directory named microproxy with the source code.

Step 3: Build Microproxy

Next, navigate to the microproxy directory and run the following commands to build Microproxy:

cd microproxy
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
sudo make install

This will compile the source code and install Microproxy on your system.

Step 4: Test Microproxy

To test whether Microproxy is installed or not, run the following command:

microproxy -h

If Microproxy is installed properly, it will display the help menu.

Step 5: Configure Microproxy

To configure Microproxy, create a configuration file. Run the following command to create the file:

nano /etc/microproxy.conf

In the configuration file, you can define the regular expressions to match the HTTP/HTTPS requests and responses.

Here is an example configuration file:

match=/google\.com$/i
# This matches URLs that end with google.com
request=GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: www.bing.com\r\n\r\n
# This replaces the original request with a GET request for www.bing.com
response=HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Type: text/html\r\nContent-Length: 15\r\n\r\nBlocked by proxy
# This replaces the original response with a custom response

Save the configuration file and exit the editor.

Step 6: Start Microproxy

To start Microproxy, run the following command:

sudo microproxy -c /etc/microproxy.conf

This will start Microproxy with the configuration file you created.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have seen how to install Microproxy on POP! OS Latest. Microproxy is a powerful tool that allows you to modify HTTP/HTTPS requests and responses to suit your needs.

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