Squid Installation

Guide

Overview
This guideline explains step by step how to default
install squid using source code in Ubuntu Server 14.04
for Windows user.

Requirements
Windows client with WinSCP/PuTTy installed
Minimal installation of Ubuntu Server (install opensshserver)
Internet should be working on Ubuntu Server
Root level access

Workflow

Establish a
remote
access to
Ubuntu
Server from
Windows
client

Install Squid

Setup write
permissions
Log files
Cache
directory

Start Squid

Configure
browser to
use proxy

Establish a remote access

to Ubuntu Server from
Windows client

Install Squid

1. Install dependencies (apt-get install devscripts -y)

2. Download Squid source code (wget http://www.squidcache.org/Versions/v3/3.5/squid-3.5.22-20161010-r14098.tar.gz)
3. Extract Squid source code (tar xzf squid-3.5.22-20161010r14098.tar.gz)
4. Change directory to Squid source code (cd squid-3.5.22-20161010r14098)
5. Enable/disable features, select required OS specific settings (
./configure)
6. Compile Squid (make)
7. Install Squid (make install)

Setup Write
Permissions

 chown -R nobody /usr/local/squid/var/logs

chown -R nobody /usr/local/squid/var/cache/squid

Start Squid

 /usr/local/squid/sbin/squid

Configure Browser to
use Proxy

Test browsing

Questions?