Install dansguardian on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install dansguardian

Learn how to install dansguardian with the command sudo apt-get install dansguardian on Ubuntus.


 

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Quick installation of dansguardian:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: dansguardian

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

	sudo apt-get install dansguardian

Package Details

Package:dansguardian
Version:2.10.1.1-4
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:
Description:Web content filtering DansGuardian filters the content of pages based on many methods including phrase matching, PICS filtering and URL filtering. It does not purely filter based on a banned list of sites. . It provides real-time virus scanning capabilities for content access. . DansGuardian is designed to be completely flexible and allows you to tailor the filtering to your exact needs. It can be as draconian or as unobstructive as you want. The default settings are geared towards what a primary school might want but DansGuardian puts you in control of what you want to block. . DansGuardian requires squid or another similar caching proxy server on your local network.
Distro:Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/web

How to install dansguardian on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Install dansguardian on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install dansguardian

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 12.04 LTS 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 dansguardian is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L dansguardian' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L dansguardian
Package `dansguardian' is not installed.
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ 

Installing dansguardian:

After system update use the following command to install dansguardian:

sudo apt-get install dansguardian

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 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 dansguardian from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the dansguardian from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the dansguardian following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  dansguardian

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

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove dansguardian

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

Completely removing dansguardian with all configuration files:

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

sudo apt-get purge dansguardian

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove dansguardian

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