Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data, managing cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups, and other obnoxious Internet junk. Privoxy is easy to use, highly configurable, and compatible with a wide range of clients, servers, and platforms.
Here's a step-by-step tutorial on how to install Privoxy on Void Linux.
Open the terminal and run the following commands:
sudo xbps-install -Syu
This will update your system to the latest version.
Run the following command to install Privoxy:
sudo xbps-install -S privoxy
This will install the latest version of Privoxy on your system.
The main configuration file for Privoxy is located at /etc/privoxy/config. You can edit this file using your favorite text editor.
sudo nano /etc/privoxy/config
You can customize the configuration options as per your requirement. For example, if you want to enable logging, add the following line to the configuration file:
logfile logfile /var/log/privoxy/logfile
You can find all the configuration options and their explanation in the configuration file itself.
To start Privoxy, run the following command:
sudo systemctl start privoxy
This will start Privoxy and it will be running in the background.
You can enable Privoxy at boot, so it starts automatically every time you start your system, using the following command:
sudo systemctl enable privoxy
That's it! You have successfully installed and configured Privoxy on your Void Linux system. You can now use it to enhance your privacy, block ads and pop-ups, and much more.
Enjoy!
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