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.
Follow the below steps to install Microproxy on POP! OS Latest:
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
To start Microproxy, run the following command:
sudo microproxy -c /etc/microproxy.conf
This will start Microproxy with the configuration file you created.
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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