Re: where is squid proxy

Squid is a proxy server found at http://www.squid-cache.org/
I would guess that apt-get thinks of it as squid-cache.

Unless you already have Squid (doesn't sound like it) already set up -
this is a bit over the top just to let port 5050 past the firewall +
NAT.
If you have a home network, Squid is a good way to control access to
the Internet. If you have one computer on a broadband connection, then
just opening port 5050 should be enough, add forwarding if you have
NAT setup. Squid is a heavy service, other tunneling tools exist like
nc (aka netcat) or ssh or stunnel that will be much easier to set up.

Once you are set up, you should check to see which service you have
listening at port 5050 with something like "netstat -ta" or wireshark,
etc

Happy Holidays - Ed
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