How to install mitmproxy On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove mitmproxy Package

In this tutorial you will learn how to update and install mitmproxy On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Learn how to uninstall and completely remove the package mitmproxy from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Operating System.


 

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Quick installation of mitmproxy:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: mitmproxy

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install mitmproxy

Package Details

Package:mitmproxy
Version:0.15-1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:
Description:SSL-capable man-in-the-middle HTTP proxy
Distro:Ubuntu 16.04
Release:Xenial Xerus
Repo/Section:universe/net

How to install mitmproxy on Ubuntu 16.04?

How to install mitmproxy On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove mitmproxy Package

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If mitmproxy is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L mitmproxy' will give followin error.

deepak@deepakub16:~$ dpkg -L mitmproxy
dpkg-query: package 'mitmproxy' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepakub16:~$ 

Installing mitmproxy:

After system update use the following command to install mitmproxy:

sudo apt-get install mitmproxy

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove mitmproxy from Ubuntu 16.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the mitmproxy from Ubuntu 16.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the mitmproxy following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  mitmproxy

Following command is used to remove the mitmproxy package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove mitmproxy

This will remove mitmproxy and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing mitmproxy with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge mitmproxy

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove mitmproxy

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with mitmproxy package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.